2019 American Transplant Congress
Relationship between Comorbilities and Infectious Disease in Kidney Transplant Recipients Receiving Rituximab
*Purpose: Rituximab is commonly used in the context of kidney transplantation. Evidence about infectious complications and its relationship with predictive factors is scarce. The aim…2019 American Transplant Congress
A Nurse-Driven Influenza Vaccine Ordering Protocol Improves Vaccination Rates in Abdominal Organ Transplant Recipients
*Purpose: Solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients are at increased risk of influenza infection and severe influenza-related complications. The influenza vaccine is a safe and effective…2019 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes Of Dosing Weight Selection On Rabbit Anti-thymocyte Globulin Induction Immunosuppression In High-risk, Obese Renal Transplant Recipients
*Purpose: There are limited data regarding the optimal weight-based dosing strategy for rabbit anti-thymocyte globulin (rATG) induction in renal transplantation. At our center, rATG is…2019 American Transplant Congress
EBV Latent Proteins Encode for Peptides That Prevent Natural Killer Cell Inhibition
*Purpose: Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infects more than 90% of adults worldwide and is associated with several malignancies, including post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder (PTLD). Although EBV infection…2019 American Transplant Congress
Hepatitis C Antibody Positive (HCV Ab+)/Nucleic Acid Test Negative (NAT -) Deceased Donor Kidney Transplantation into Hepatitis C Negative (HCV -) Recipients: Is It Safe?
Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
*Purpose: Kidneys procured from HCV Ab+/NAT - are not routinely used due to concern for HCV transmission into recipients. However, there has been no report…2019 American Transplant Congress
Ready for Prime Time: Intentional Allocation of Hepatitis C Positive Livers into Hepatitis C Negative Recipients
*Purpose: The current discrepancy between supply and demand of liver grafts has dramatically increased the waiting time and mortality on the waiting list. The recent…2019 American Transplant Congress
Letermovir For The Treatment And Secondary Prophylaxis Of Drug Resistant CMV In Solid Organ Transplant Recipients
*Purpose: Although only approved for primary prophylaxis of CMV among allogeneic stem cell transplant recipients, there is great interest in the use of letermovir (LET)…2019 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes in Kidney Transplant Recipients after Conversion from Tacrolimus to Belatacept-Based Regimens
Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY
*Purpose: Immunosuppressive strategies for belatacept are variable and associated outcomes have not been well described. We examined outcomes among kidney transplant (KT) recipients converted from…2019 American Transplant Congress
Impact of a Short Duration, Narrow Spectrum Perioperative Antibiotic Prophylaxis Regimen on Multi-Drug Resistant Surgical Site Infections in Adult Orthotopic Liver Transplantation
*Purpose: There is a paucity of data defining the optimal agent and timing of peri-operative antimicrobial prophylaxis in orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT). The purpose of…2019 American Transplant Congress
A Cluster of Late Onset of Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia (PJP) in Renal Transplant Patients: First Cluster Report from Saudi Arabia
King Fahad specialist hospital - Dammam, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
*Purpose: Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia (PJP) is a serious opportunistic infection that can be associated with severe pulmonary involvement in transplant population. Post-transplant protocol at our…
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