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Articles tagged "Infection"

  • 2019 American Transplant Congress

    Single-center Retrospective Analysis of Prophylaxis and Treatment of Pneumocystis Carinii Pneumonia in Patients with Poor Renal Function

    Y. Fu, J. Pan, Z. Shen

    Kidney-Pancreas Transplant Department., Tianjin First Central Hospital, Tianjin, China

    *Purpose: Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PcP) is a potentially life-threatening complication in renal transplant recipients. Although the use of trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX) chemoprophylaxis after kidney transplantation is…
  • 2019 American Transplant Congress

    Butyrate-Producing Gut Bacteria and Future Development of Viral Infections in Kidney Transplant Recipients

    J. Lee1, J. Huang1, M. Magruder1, L. Zhang1, M. Lubetzky1, D. Dadhania1, E. Edusei1, E. Pamer2, M. Suthanthiran1

    1Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, 2Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY

    *Purpose: Recent studies suggest that the gut microbiome plays a critical role in protecting its host from infections beyond Clostridium difficile. Notably, butyrate-producing bacteria may…
  • 2019 American Transplant Congress

    Nationwide Survey of Human T Cell Leukemia Virus Type 1-Infected Kidney Transplant Recipients in Japan

    J. Yamauchi1, Y. Yamano1, M. Matsuoka2, N. Ichimaru3, M. Nishikido4, Y. Shibagaki5, A. Sugitani6, N. Nakamura7, M. Mieno8, K. Yuzawa9

    1Department of Rare Diseases Research, Institute of Medical Science, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan, 2Institute for Virus Research, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan, 3Advanced Technology for Transplantation, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan, 4Blood Purification Center, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan, 5Department of Nephrology and Hypertention, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan, 6NHO Yonago Medical Center, Yonago, Japan, 7Fukuoka University, Fukuoka, Japan, 8Center for Information, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Japan, 9Department of Transplantation Surgery, National Hospital Organization Mito Medical Center, Ibaraki, Japan

    *Purpose: Human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) infects 5 to 10 million people worldwide, and is endemic in Japan, sub-Saharan Africa, South America, and…
  • 2019 American Transplant Congress

    Outbreak of Pneumocystis Pneumonia in a Transplant Center Linked to a Single Genotype of Pneumocystis jirovecii: Effects of Cytomegalovirus Infection and Allograft Rejection

    S. Hosseini-Moghaddam1, S. Dufresne2, M. Shokoohi3, G. Singh1, E. HunterGutierrez1, P. Dufresne2, A. House1, P. Luke1, A. Nagpal1, P. Marotta1, A. Humar4, A. Jevnikar1, D. Kumar4

    1Western University,LHSC,University Hospital, London, ON, Canada, 2Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital,Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada, 3Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Western University, London, ON, Canada, 4University of Toronto, University Health Network, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada

    *Purpose: Although post-transplant pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) outbreaks have been reported from Asia, Australia and Europe, there are limited data from North America. We investigated transmissibility…
  • 2019 American Transplant Congress

    Perceptions and Attitude of Transplant Clinicians towards Antimicrobial Resistance and Stewardship in Transplant Recipients: A Survey of the American Society of Transplantation

    M. So1, J. Hand2, M. Richmond1, A. Morris3, S. Husain1

    1University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, 2Ochsner Medical Center, New Orleans, LA, 3Sinai Health System, Toronto, ON, Canada

    *Purpose: The perceptions and attitude of transplant clinicians towards antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) is unclear. We conducted a survey to better understand their attitude and perceptions…
  • 2019 American Transplant Congress

    Epidemiology of Parvovirus B19 and Anemia among Kidney Transplant Recipients

    N. Khoury1, C. Thongprayoon2, N. Leeaphorn3, J. Bruminhent4, W. Cheungpasitporn5

    1Henry Ford Transplant Institute, Detroit, MI, 2Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 3University of Missouri, Kansas City, MO, 4Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand, 5University of Mississippi, Jackson, MS

    *Purpose: Persistent anemia has been described in kidney transplant (KTx) recipients with Parvovirus B19 virus infection. However, epidemiology of Parvovirus B19 and Parvovirus B19-related anemia…
  • 2019 American Transplant Congress

    Early Diagnosis of BK Virus Nephropathy Can Retrieve Kidney Allografts by Simple Reduction in Immunosuppressive Agents

    N. Iwahara, D. Iwami, K. Hotta, H. Okada, N. Shinohara

    Hokkaido Univercity, Sapporo, Japan

    *Purpose: Although BK virus nephropathy (BKVN) is a major complication after kidney transplant leading to graft loss, it is often difficult to diagnose and treat.…
  • 2019 American Transplant Congress

    The Effects of Chronic Kidney Disease on Antiviral T Cell Response

    R. L. Crepeau1, H. Li2, L. P. Daley-Bauer3, M. L. Ford1, P. D. Winterberg2

    1Emory Transplant Center, Atlanta, GA, 2Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, 3Microbiology & Immunology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA

    *Purpose: Accumulation of memory T cells bearing markers of sustained antigen stimulation have been described in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Cytomegalovirus (CMV) establishes…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Organ Transplantation Associated with High Incidence of Anal Cancer and Pre-Cancer Lesions among HIV-Infected Women and Men

    P. Chin-Hong,1 B. Barin,2 M. Berry,1 M. DaCosta,1 T. Darragh,1 L. Rosenthal,3 S. Bartlett,4 D. Dieterich,5 F. Poordad,6 N. Nissen,6 M. Wong,7 P. Stock,1 J. Palefsky.1

    1University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco; 2EMMES, Rockville; 3Columbia University, New York; 4University of Maryland, Baltimore; 5Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York; 6Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles; 7Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston.

    Objective: HIV-infected women and men and transplant recipients are two populations at increased risk of HPV-associated anal cancer but there is little published data. We…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    The Effects of Pre-Transplant Pyuria of the Deceased Donor on Post-Transplant Urinary Tract Infections in the Case of Gender Mismatch Transplantation

    Y. Kim,1 S. Park.2

    1Nephrology, Haeundae Paik Hospital, Busan, Korea; 2Nephrology, Busan Paik Hospital, Busan, Korea.

    Introduction: Renal transplantation is one of the best treatment options in patients with end-stage renal diseas. It is reported that kidney transplantation using organs from…
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