2018 American Transplant Congress
Oral Vancomycin Monotherapy versus Combination Therapy in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients with Uncomplicated Clostridium difficile Infection: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Introduction:Solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients are at high risk of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) and CDI recurrence. A combination of metronidazole and oral vancomycin is…2017 American Transplant Congress
FcγRIIB-Mediated Coinhibition Attenuates Donor-Reactive CD8+ T Cell Responses.
Emory Transplant Center, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
Memory T cells can be a formidable barrier to long-term, rejection-free allograft survival, particularly in the setting of costimulation blockade. Ongoing work in the field…2017 American Transplant Congress
Prevalence and Clinical Outcomes in Kidney Transplant Patients with Viral and Fungal Opportunistic Infections and Malignancy.
Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx
Opportunistic infections and malignancy after kidney transplant (KTX) are associated with increased morbidity and mortality. We aimed to assess predictors and clinical outcomes in patients…2017 American Transplant Congress
Incidence and Clinical Outcomes of Active Tuberculosis in Transplant Recipients from a Low Prevalence Region.
Multi-Organ Transplant Program, UHN, Toronto, Canada
Background: Tuberculosis (TB) is a significant opportunistic infection in solid organ transplant recipients (SOTR). Therapy for TB is complex in this population due to drug…2017 American Transplant Congress
Infectious Complications Following Hepatectomy for Pediatric Hepatoblastoma.
Pediatric Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
Purpose: To examine if patients with hepatoblastoma (HB) treated with both immunosuppression and chemotherapy have different rates of infection post-operatively than those treated with chemotherapy…2017 American Transplant Congress
Donor Derived Transmission Events in 2015-2016: Analysis of the OPTN Ad Hoc Disease Transmission Advisory Committee (DTAC).
1DTAC, Richmond; 2United Network for Organ Sharing, Richmond
The OPTN DTAC, a multidisciplinary committee, evaluates potential donor derived transmission events (PDDTE), including mostly infections (I) & malignancies (M), to assess for likelihood of…2017 American Transplant Congress
Incidence and Risk Factors for Cervical Dysplasia Associated to Human Papillomavirus Infection in Women with Kidney Transplant.
Introduction: Women with kidney transplant (KT) have an increased risk for Human Papillomavirus (HPV) infection, which is related to cervical cancer, reaching an incidence of…2017 American Transplant Congress
Incidence and Clinical Outcomes of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infections Following Renal Transplantation in Endemic Country.
Background: Most cases of Tuberculosis (TB) in solid organ transplant recipients are caused by reactivation of a latent infection after initiation of immunosuppressive therapy. This…2017 American Transplant Congress
What Are “Normal” CSF Findings in the Non-Infected Brain Dead Organ Donor?
Abnormalities in CSF in deceased organ donors may suggest infection and lead to refusal of organs by transplant centers, particularly if a viral process is…2017 American Transplant Congress
Evaluation of Cytomegalovirus Prophylaxis Regimens in Intestinal Transplant Recipients: A Single Center Experience.
Purpose: To evaluate the incidence of cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection in intestinal transplant recipients after a change in an antiviral regimen.Methods: This was a retrospective review…
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