2018 American Transplant Congress
The TRANSFORM Study: Infection Outcomes with Everolimus Plus Reduced Calcineurin Inhibitor and Mycophenolate Plus Standard Calcineurin Inhibitor Regimens in De Novo Kidney Transplant Recipients
TRANSFORM Study Group, Novartis Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland.
Purpose: Post-transplant (Tx) bacterial and viral infections are known to affect graft and patient survival. Accumulating evidence supports the protective effect of everolimus (EVR) against…2018 American Transplant Congress
A Multi-Center Analysis of Risk Factors for Pneumocystis Pneumonia (PCP) in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients
Medicine, London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC), London, ON, Canada.
Introduction: Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) is associated with morbidity and mortality in solid organ transplant patients (SOTs). There are increasing reports of late PCP in SOT…2018 American Transplant Congress
Using Machine Learning and Simulation to Compare High Risk Kidney Transplant Survival to Waiting for a Non High Risk Organ
The purpose of this study is to help patients decide whether to accept a kidney from a donor with a potential disease. We consider infectious…2018 American Transplant Congress
Optimal Anti-Thymocyte Globulin Dose for Induction Immunosuppression in Kidney Transplantation
Organ Transplant Program, Swedish Medical Center, Seattle, WA.
Anti-thymocyte globulin (ATG) is used as induction immunosuppression in kidney transplantation to prevent allograft rejection. ATG causes dose-dependent lymphocyte depletion, yet optimal dose is unknown.…2018 American Transplant Congress
Surveillance for Mycoplasma/Ureaplasma Infection in Lung Transplant Recipients (LTRs)
University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
Introduction: An association with Ureplasma urealyticum, Ureaplasma parvum and Mycoplasma hominis infections has been proposed to play a causative role in hyperammonemia syndrome (HS), a…2018 American Transplant Congress
Prevalence and Infection-Related Outcomes Associated with Transplant Tourism
Transplant Infectious Diseases, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Background:Patients who receive organ transplants via transplant tourism may have a greater risk of complications. We sought to describe the infectious risks associated with this…2018 American Transplant Congress
Use of Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor for Leukopenia Post-Renal Transplant
Purpose: Leukopenia is a frequent complication in renal transplant recipients (RTRs). Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) accelerates white blood cell (WBC) count recovery; but, published experience…2018 American Transplant Congress
Intestinal Microbiome Diversity is Associated with Liver Disease Etiology and Predicts Post-Liver Transplant Mortality
Medicine, Columbia University, New York, NY.
Background: Dysbiosis of the intestinal microbiome is common among patients with decompensated liver disease and has been associated with disease progression as well as life-threatening…2018 American Transplant Congress
Serum Cytokines as Markers of Influenza Infection Outcomes after Transplantation
Background:Influenza infection in transplant patients can be severe but factors predictive of outcome in this setting are unclear. The aim of the study was to…2018 American Transplant Congress
Recovery of Wild-Type Genotype after Documented Ganciclovir-Resistance in Transplant Recipients with Recurrent CMV Viremia
Purpose: Ganciclovir-resistant cytomegalovirus (GR-CMV) is serious complication after transplantation. Recurrence after primary GR-CMV infection is common, with literature defined rates of approximately 20-30%. It is…
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