2017 American Transplant Congress
Spousal Transmission of Hepatitis B from a Hepatitis B Core Antibody Positive Liver Transplant Recipient – A Case Report.
University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD
IntroductionGiven the shortage of donor organs, hepatitis B core antibody positive (HBcAb+) donors have been utilized to increase access to transplantation. It is well established…2017 American Transplant Congress
Gut Microbiota-Urinary Tract Infection Axis in Kidney Transplant Recipients.
Introduction. The gut microbiota has recently been identified as a risk factor for development of infectious complications like bacteremia; herein, we evaluated the relationship between…2017 American Transplant Congress
Sexual Acquisition of HIV-Infection After Kidney Transplantation: Late Presentation and Potentially Fatal Complications.
Transplant Division, Hospital do Rim-UNIFESP, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Introduction: Transplantation in patients previously infected with HIV is already well established, and cases of donor infection transmission have already been reported. However late acquisition…2017 American Transplant Congress
Epidemiology and Clinical Outcomes of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Liver Transplant Recipients in an Intermediate Tuberculosis-Endemic Area.
BackgroundSolid organ transplant recipients are considered a high risk group for Mycobacterium tuberculosis(TB). In Korea, the incidence of tuberculosis was estimated to be 80 per…2017 American Transplant Congress
Infections and Outcomes in Renal Transplantation Patients Using Alemtuzumab for Induction Immunosuppression: Preliminary Results.
Surgery, University of Toledo College of Medicine, Toledo, OH
Introduction: Alemtuzumab (Ale) is a monoclonal antibody targeting CD52+ lympocytes. We sought to determine the impact of Ale immunodepletion, with steroid freedom for low risk…2017 American Transplant Congress
Effect of Academic Detailing with Prescribers as an Antimicrobial Stewardship Intervention in Solid Organ Transplant Patients.
1University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada; 2Sinai Health System, Toronto, ON, Canada
IntroductionThe role of academic detailing (AD) as an antimicrobial stewardship intervention, where the steward meets the prescribers in their practice setting to provide personal educational…2017 American Transplant Congress
Poor Predictability of Quantiferon-TB Assay in Recipients and Donors for Tuberculosis Development After Kidney Transplantation in an Intermediate-TB-Burden Country.
Background. Tuberculosis (TB) is a common opportunistic infection after kidney transplantation (KT). Quantiferon-TB Gold In-Tube test (QFT) is widely used for assessing latent TB; however,…2017 American Transplant Congress
TB Chemoprophylaxis Post Transplantation in West London.
Introduction: Active Tuberculosis (TB) is common post solid organ transplantation (SOT). Incidence post SOT in Europe is reported to be between 0.7–5%. Isoniazid (INH) is…2017 American Transplant Congress
Identifying Risk of Sepsis Early: A Way to Improve Outcomes for Patients with Early Allograft Dysfunction After Liver Transplantation?
General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
Early Allograft Dysfunction (EAD) after Liver Transplantation (LT) is associated with increased morbidity and mortality, which is strongly associated with sepsis/septic shock. Aim of this…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…
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