2018 American Transplant Congress
JC Virus-Associated Nephropathy in Renal Transplant Recipient
Background: JC virus (JCV) inflection is more common than BK virus (BKV) in general population. But in kidney transplants, polyomavirus nephropathy (PVAN) is primarily caused…2018 American Transplant Congress
Daptomycin Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) of Vancomycin Resistant Enterococcal (VRE) Blood Isolates Correlates with Allograft Failure in Orthotopic Liver Transplant (OLT) Recipients
Background: Enterococci are one of the leading causes of nosocomial infection in after OLT. Unfortunately, treatment options for enterococci that are resistant to first-line agents…2018 American Transplant Congress
The Role of Pre-Emptive Antibiotic Therapy in Kidney Recipients of Donors with Urine-Only Positive Cultures
Background: Donor derived infections (DDIs) can lead to significant morbidity and mortality in solid organ transplant patients. In recent years, the disparity between the need…2018 American Transplant Congress
Burden of Infectious Complications after Upper Extremity Allotransplantation: A Matched Cohort Study
This study aimed to assess the infectious risk after upper extremity allotransplantation (UEA), a non-vital transplantation procedure requiring lifelong immunosuppression. A matched cohort study was…2018 American Transplant Congress
HCV Ab+/NAT- Organ Donors, and the Challenges of 'Eclipse Windows': Analysis of the OPTN/UNOS Ad Hoc Disease Transmission Advisory Committee (DTAC)
DTAC, United Network for Organ Sharing, Richmond, VA.
Introduction: In 2017, CDC reported new hepatitis C (HCV) cases had tripled over 5 years, mainly due to intravenous drug use (IVDU). As the proportion…2018 American Transplant Congress
BK Viremia in Simultaneous Kidney Pancreas Recipients: Single Center Experience
Introduction: The impact of BK viremia in recipients of simultaneous pancreas and kidney transplantation (SPK) is not well known. We therefore studied the incidence and…2018 American Transplant Congress
Treatment of BK Viremia: Single-Center Experience
Nephrology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY.
INTRODUCTION:BK viremia (BKV) and BK virus nephropathy (BKVN) is recognized as an emerging problem in renal transplant recipients. Only reduction of immunosuppressants had shown efficacy…2018 American Transplant Congress
Bloodstream Infection Caused by Enteric Organisms during the First 6 Months after Intestinal Transplant
1Medicine/Infectious Diseases, University of Miami, Miami; 2Surgery, University of Miami, Miami.
Background: Irreversible intestinal failure can be treated effectively with intestinal transplant (ITx). Infections are common after ITx but data on bloodstream infection (BSI) due to…2018 American Transplant Congress
Safety and Efficacy of Sofosbuvir-Based Direct-Acting Antiviral Agents in Kidney Transplant Recipients with HCV: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Background: Outcome data on sofosbuvir (SOF)-based therapy in patients with kidney transplantation (KTx) with hepatitis C virus infection are limited with individual studies having a…2018 American Transplant Congress
Screening Coccidioides Serology in Kidney Transplant Recipients: A 10-Year Cross-Sectional Analysis
1Medicine-Nephrology, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA; 2Medicine-Infectious Diseases, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA.
Introduction: Southern California is one of the endemic areas of coccidioidomycosis and patients receiving immunosuppression including kidney transplant recipients are at higher risk for dissemination…
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