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Articles tagged "Infection"

  • 2017 American Transplant Congress

    Prevalence and Clinical Outcomes in Kidney Transplant Patients with Viral and Fungal Opportunistic Infections and Malignancy.

    M. Lubetzky, N. Hayde, L. Kamal, M. Ajaimy, P. Bedi, G. Deboccardo, E. Akalin.

    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.

    Y. Natori, A. Humar, S. Husain, D. Kumar.

    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.

    S. Commander, M. Kueht, T.-A. Ha, A. Rana, J. Goss, S. Vasudevan.

    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).

    C. Wolfe,1 M. Clark,2 S. Tlusty,2 D. Kaul,1 M. Michaels.1

    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.

    I. Parra-Avila, J. Alberu, L. Marino-Vazquez, L. Morales-Buenrostro, R. Rosado-Canto.

    Department of Nephrology and Transplant, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico

    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.

    K. Jutivorakool, J. Vanichanan, G. Suwanpimolkul, Y. Avihingsanon, N. Townamchai.

    Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University and King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand; Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand

    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?

    R. Steiner,1,2 C. Wainaina,2 J. Tragaser,2 L. Stocks.2

    1Medicine, University of California at San Diego School of Medicine, San Diego, CA; 2Lifesharing Organ Procurement Organization, San Diego, CA

    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.

    M. Eley,1 M. Keck,1 D. Collier,2 M. Vacha.1

    1Department of Pharmaceutical and Nutrition Care, Nebraska Medicine, Omaha, NE; 2College of Pharmacy: Department of Pharmacy Practice, University Of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE

    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…
  • 2017 American Transplant Congress

    Neutropenia in Kidney and Liver Transplant Recipients: Risk Factors and Consequences.

    T. Mavrakanas,1 M. Fournier,2 S. Clairou,2 J. Amiel,2 D. Vinh,3 C. Coursol,2 D. Thirion,2 M. Cantarovich.4

    1Medicine, Division of Nephrology, McGill University Health Center, Montreal, QC, Canada; 2Pharmacy, McGill University Health Center, Montreal, QC, Canada; 3Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, McGill University Health Center, Montreal, QC, Canada; 4Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Multi-Organ Transplant Program, McGill University Health Center, Montreal, QC, Canada

    Aim: This study aimed to: 1) Define the risk factors associated with neutropenia within the first year post kidney or liver transplantation; 2) Describe the…
  • 2017 American Transplant Congress

    Clostridium difficile Infection in Intestinal Transplant Recipients.

    V. Goldenberg,1 A. Berbel,2 J. Camargo,1 J. Simkins.1

    1Medicine, Infectious Diseases, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL; 2Medicine, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL

    Background: Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) data in intestinal transplant (ITx) recipients is lacking. This study was performed to evaluate prevalence, risk factors, treatments and outcomes…
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