ATC Abstracts

American Transplant Congress abstracts

  • Home
  • Meetings Archive
    • 2022 American Transplant Congress
    • 2021 American Transplant Congress
    • 2020 American Transplant Congress
    • 2019 American Transplant Congress
    • 2018 American Transplant Congress
    • 2017 American Transplant Congress
    • 2016 American Transplant Congress
    • 2015 American Transplant Congress
    • 2013 American Transplant Congress
  • Keyword Index
  • Resources
    • 2021 Resources
    • 2016 Resources
      • 2016 Welcome Letter
      • ATC 2016 Program Planning Committees
      • ASTS Council 2015-2016
      • AST Board of Directors 2015-2016
    • 2015 Resources
      • 2015 Welcome Letter
      • ATC 2015 Program Planning Committees
      • ASTS Council 2014-2015
      • AST Board of Directors 2014-2015
      • 2015 Conference Schedule
  • Search

Articles tagged "Infection"

  • 2017 American Transplant Congress

    MicroRNAs and Long Non-Coding RNAs as Potential Novel Biomarkers in Transplanted Patients with Candida Infection.

    A. Yang,1 C. Zhou,2 D. Li,3 W. Ju,1 Z. Guo,1 L. Wu,1 A. Hu,1 Y. Ma,1 D. Wang,1 X. Zhu,1 X. He.1

    1Organ Transplantation Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat -sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China; 2Gastroenterology Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA; 3Ophthalmology, Schepens Research Institute, Boston, MA

    There is an urgent need to develop sensitive and specific biomarkers for the early diagnosis of candida infection in transplanted patients. miRNAs and lncRNAs are…
  • 2017 American Transplant Congress

    Early Steroid Withdrawal and Infection in Kidney Transplant Recipients.

    S. Bae, C. Durand, L. Kucirka, S. DiBrito, R. Avery, J. Garonzik Wang, D. Segev.

    Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD

    One third of kidney transplant (KT) recipients currently undergo early steroid withdrawal (ESW). Although ESW may slightly increase the risk of rejection in certain subgroups,…
  • 2017 American Transplant Congress

    Chagas Disease and Outcome in Kidney Transplant.

    M. Taylor, A. Martinoia, S. Di PIetrantonio, M. Torres, H. Petrone.

    Renal Transplant Unit, CRAI Sur - CUCAIBA, La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Introduction: Chagas disease is one of the most expanded endemic in Latin America with 8 people from every 10.000.000 being infected. In Argentina its estimated…
  • 2017 American Transplant Congress

    Antibiotic Prophylaxis Against Urinary Tract Infections After Renal Transplant.

    P. Klem,1 J. Gralla,2 D. Chang,1 A. Wiseman,2 S. Davis,2 J. Cooper.2

    1Pharmacy, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO; 2Nephrology, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO

    Urinary tract infections (UTI) are the most common infectious complication after kidney transplant. Previous research at our center showed sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim (SMX/TMP) use for PCP prophylaxis…
  • 2017 American Transplant Congress

    Immune Monitoring-Guided Treatment of a Pediatric Patient with Sequential GvHD, Acute Rejection and CMV Infection Following Lung Transplantation.

    C. Falk,1 S. Nicolaus,2 M. Carsten,2 T. Igor,3 S. Wiebke,3 D. Kerstin,1 K. Jana,2 H. Gesine,2 H. Axel,3 W. Gregor.3

    1Institute of Transplant Immunology, IFB-Tx, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany; 2Department of Pediatric Pulmology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Deutschland, Germany; 3Department of Cardiothoracic Transplantation and Vascular Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Deutschland, Germany

    Background: A 17 year old patient with cystic fibrosis (HLA-A11+, CMV-) underwent bilateral sequential lung transplantation (donor: HLA-A32+, CMV+). Immunosuppression (IS) consisted of Tacrolimus, MMF…
  • 2017 American Transplant Congress

    Incidence of Fungal and Viral Infections Following Rituximab Use in Kidney Transplant Recipients.

    L. Wong, M. Ison, C. Richardson, K. Cunningham, C. D'Agostino, C. Tseng, A. Shetty.

    Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL

    Rituximab is used off-label in solid organ transplant for desensitization and treatment of antibody-mediated rejection (AMR). It targets CD20 and results in B cell depletion.…
  • 2017 American Transplant Congress

    Propensity-Matched Comparison of Diabetic Patients and Non-Diabetic Patients in Living Donor Kidney Transplantation.

    C. Baek,1 H. Kim,1 W. Yang,1 D. Han,2 S.-K. Park.1

    1Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea; 2Department of Surgery, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea

    Background: Kidney transplantation (KT) reportedly provides a significant survival advantage over dialysis in diabetic patients. However, KT outcome in diabetic patients compared with that in…
  • 2017 American Transplant Congress

    Calibration of BK Virus Nucleic Acid Amplification Testing to the 1st WHO International Standard for BK Virus.

    S. Tan,1 S. Milligan,2 M. Sahoo,3 N. Taylor,2 B. Pinsky.1,2,3

    1Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA; 2Clinical Virology Laboratory, Stanford Health Care, Stanford, CA; 3Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA

    Significant inter-assay variability in the quantification of BK virus (BKV) DNA has limited the broad applicability of thresholds for the management of BKV infection in…
  • 2017 American Transplant Congress

    Kidney Transplant Allocation with CMV Matching Reduces CMV Infection and Related Costs.

    J. Lockridge,1 E. Langewisch,2 D. Basuli,1 A. Olyaei,3 C. Shaut,4 D. Norman.1

    1Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR; 2Nephrology, University of Nebraska, Omaha, NE; 3Pharmacy, Oregon Health and Sciences University, Portland, OR; 4Immunogenetics and Transplant, Oregon Health and Sciences University, Portland, OR

    Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is a major cause of morbidity, mortality, and shortened graft survival in kidney transplant recipients. Efforts to prevent CMV infection have traditionally…
  • 2017 American Transplant Congress

    CMV-Specific CD4+ T Cells in CMV-IgG-Seronegative Individuals Protect from CMV Viremia Following Transplantation with a CMV-Seropositive Donor Kidney.

    N. Litjens, L. Huang, B. Dedeoglu, R. Meijers, M. Betjes.

    Internal Medicine, Nephrology and Transplantation, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands

    A primary infection with cytomegalovirus (CMV) is one of the major threats following transplantation of a CMV-IgG-seropositive donor organ into a CMV-IgG-seronegative individual. Therefore, prophylactic…
  • « Previous Page
  • 1
  • …
  • 64
  • 65
  • 66
  • 67
  • 68
  • …
  • 84
  • Next Page »

Visit Our Partner Sites

American Transplant Congress (ATC)

Visit the official site for the American Transplant Congress »

American Journal of Transplantation

The official publication for the American Society of Transplantation (AST) and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS) »

American Society of Transplantation (AST)

An organization of more than 3000 professionals dedicated to advancing the field of transplantation. »

American Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS)

The society represents approximately 1,800 professionals dedicated to excellence in transplantation surgery. »

Copyright © 2013-2025 by American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons. All rights reserved.

Privacy Policy | Terms of Use | Cookie Preferences