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Articles tagged "Infection"

  • 2022 American Transplant Congress

    Pre-Transplant Frailty Predicts Infection After Liver Transplant in a Multi-Center Study of Older Adults

    M. Malinis1, M. Abidi2, E. Benamu2, N. Jakharia3, N. Law4, R. Sigler4, R. Nog5, S. Olivier5, S. Taimur6, N. Theodoropoulos7, J. Schaenman8

    1Yale SOM, New Haven, CT, 2Univ of CO, Aurora, CO, 3Stanford, Palo, Alto, CA, 4UCSD, San Diego, CA, 5Westchester Med Ctr, Westchester, NY, 6Mount Sinai SOM, New York, NY, 7Univ of MA, Worcester, MA, 8UCLA, Los Angeles, CA

    *Purpose: Frailty is a complex multi-system characterization of reduced physiologic reserve and functional decline in older adults. At the time of transplant, frailty has been…
  • 2022 American Transplant Congress

    Tuberculosis Screening Test Predicting Tuberculosis Infection in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients a Retrospective Cohort Study

    D. Alissa1, G. Korayem2, R. AlMaghrabi3, H. Alruwaisan3, F. Alyahya2, L. Aljuaid2, G. Alzimami2

    1Deputyship of Therapeutic Affairs, Saudi Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 2College of Pharmacy, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 3KFSH, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    *Purpose: Tuberculosis (TB) is a common infection that affects patients after solid organ transplantation (SOT). Thus, the American Society of transplantation (AST) recommends screening all…
  • 2022 American Transplant Congress

    Safety and Efficacy at 4 Years in Post-Liver Transplant Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease Receiving Tenofovir Alafenamide (TAF) for HBV Prophylaxis

    E. Gane1, B. George1, D. Ray-Chaudhuri1, T. Mules1, C. D. Holt2, H. Wang2, V. Suri2, A. Gaggar2, A. Osinusi2, J. Flaherty2

    1Auckland City Hospital and University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand, 2Gilead Sciences, Inc., Foster City, CA

    *Purpose: Recommended antiviral prophylaxis to prevent recurrent HBV infection after liver transplantation includes tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF). However, given risks of bone/renal toxicity associated with…
  • 2022 American Transplant Congress

    Comparative Case Study of Mycobacterium Infections in Pediatric Post Intestinal Transplant

    S. Yerina1, R. Kanthula1, Y. Rekhtman2, S. Kaufman1, U. Ekong1, N. Yazigi1, T. Fishbein1, A. Kroemer1, C. Matsumoto1, K. Khan1

    1Transplant, Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC, 2GI and Nutrition, Prisma Health Midlands Children's Hospital, Columbia, SC

    *Purpose: We describe two rare and challenging post pediatric intestinal transplant cases with both Mycobacterium (M) Abscessus and Mycobacterium (M) Immunogenum in post surgical site…
  • 2022 American Transplant Congress

    COVID-19+ Kidney Transplant in US Veterans: An Opportunity to Increase Transplant Rates

    V. E. Whittaker

    Surgery, Columbia Vagelos College of Medicine and Surgery, New York, NY

    *Purpose: US veterans are less likely to be transplanted. This disparity is related to donor shortage. This study seeks to increase access to transplant of…
  • 2022 American Transplant Congress

    Case-Control Study of Belatacept as Maintenance Immunosuppression in Kidney Transplant Recipients Living with HIV

    M. Tucker, C. Foppiano Palacios, E. Cohen, S. Virmani, P. Trubin, L. A-Barakat, M. M. Azar, M. Malinis

    Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT

    *Purpose: Belatacept has been increasingly used in kidney transplant recipients (KTR) as a calcineurin-inhibitor (CNI) sparing agent. There are little data on belatacept use in…
  • 2022 American Transplant Congress

    Application of Metagenomicnext-Generation Sequencing in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections in Kidney Transplant Recipients

    W. Duan, X. Tian, X. Wu, G. Cao, T. Yan

    Henan Province People's Hospital, Zhengzhou, Henan Province, China

    *Purpose: Rapid and accurate pathogen diagnosis is the key to the treatment of recurrent urinary tract infections (RUTI) after kidney transplant. Metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS)…
  • 2022 American Transplant Congress

    Combined Metagenomic Viral Detection and Donor-Derived Cell-Free DNA Quantification for Solid Organ Transplant Recipients

    R. Sinha1, C. Rebello2, E. Bixler1, A. Al-Turck1, A. Berg1, J. Friedewald2, S. Kleiboeker1

    1Eurofins Viracor, Lees Summit, MO, 2Northwestern University, Chicago, IL

    *Purpose: Solid organ transplant recipients are predisposed to opportunistic infections, and current viral diagnostic methods focus on sensitive detection of single pathogens by qPCR. However,…
  • 2022 American Transplant Congress

    Impact of Mycetoma in Lung Transplant Recipients

    A. Majeed, S. Singh, J. Lum

    CCF, Cleveland, OH

    *Purpose: Mycetoma are uncommon in lung transplant recipients (LTRs) and previous studies describe poor outcomes. We reviewed our experience*Methods: Retrospective review of electronic medical records…
  • 2022 American Transplant Congress

    Seroprevalence of MMR and Varicella (MMRV) in Solid Organ Transplant Candidates and Seroresponse to MMRV Vaccinations

    H. Javaid1, R. Hasbun1, A. DeGolovine2, S. Jyothula3, V. Machicao4, J. Bynon5, L. Ostrosky1, M. Nigo1

    1Division of Infectious Diseases, McGovern Medical School, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX, 2Div of Renal Disease, Univ of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX, 3Div of Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology, Univ of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX, 4Div of Transplant Hepatology, Univ of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX, 5Div of Immunology and Organ Transplantation, Univ of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX

    *Purpose: Updating live vaccines such as MMR and varicella (MMRV) is an important step in preparing patients during the pre-solid organ transplant (SOT) period. While…
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