2019 American Transplant Congress
Utility of Gallium-67 Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography in the Evaluation of Left Ventricular Assist Device Infections
*Purpose: We routinely use gallium-67 single photon emission computed tomography (67Ga-SPECT-CT) to determine the presence and extent of left ventricular assist device (LVAD) infections. The…2019 American Transplant Congress
Kidney Transplantation in Patients with Neurogenic Bladder
Clinical Hospital Merkur, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
*Purpose: Neurogenic bladder is a condition associated with high incidence of urinary tract infections (UTI). Infections in immunocompromised patients can be life-threatening and result in…2019 American Transplant Congress
Yellow Fever and Renal Transplantation: Influence of Vaccination and Infection on the Emergence of Antibody-Mediated Rejection
*Purpose: Yellow fever (YF) is a viral hemorrhagic disease transmitted by mosquitos, with variable clinical disease manifestations from a mild, undifferentiated febrile illness to severe…2019 American Transplant Congress
Infectious Complications of Eculizumab Use in Abdominal Organ Transplant Recipients
*Purpose: The purpose of this study is to identify and characterize infections in abdominal organ transplant recipients related to treatment with eculizumab. Eculizumab (Soliris®) is…2019 American Transplant Congress
Infectious Complications in Tocilizumab-Treated Kidney Transplant Recipients
Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: Tocilizumab blocks IL-6 signaling, inhibiting maturation of B cells to plasma cells and antibody production. We have used tocilizumab since 2012 to treat kidney…2019 American Transplant Congress
Predictors of Clostridium difficile Infection and Recurrence among 2,622 Solid Organ Transplant Recipients
Columbia University, New York, NY
*Purpose: Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is common after solid organ transplant (SOT) and is associated with high morbidity and mortality. We assessed incidence, risk factors…2019 American Transplant Congress
What is the Post-Heart Transplant Risk of Infectious Complications from Pre-Transplant Desensitization Therapy?
Cedars-Sinai Smidt Heart Institute, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: Sensitization or the detection of circulating antibodies in heart transplant candidates appears to be increasing due to the growing use of mechanical circulatory support…2019 American Transplant Congress
Epidemiology and Risk Factors of Early Post-Transplant Clostridium difficile Infection in Renal Transplant Recipients
1UW Health, Madison, WI, 2University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI
*Purpose: To elucidate the epidemiology and peri-transplant risk of CDI*Methods: Retrospective review of adult renal transplant (RTX) recipients from 1/1/2012-12/31/2015. Primary objective was to describe…2018 American Transplant Congress
Increase in Potentially Resistant Non-Aspergillus Molds Isolated in Lung Transplant Recipients after Voriconazole and Posaconazole Prophylaxis
Background: Lung transplant recipients are at higher risk for invasive fungal infections compared to other solid organs transplant patients. Antifungal prophylaxis with mold-active azoles has…2018 American Transplant Congress
Humoral Immune Response to Seasonal Influenza Infection in Transplant Recipients
Background: Little is known about the serologic response to natural influenza infection in transplant recipients. We describe the hemagglutinin antibody response to influenza A/H1N1 infection…
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