2017 American Transplant Congress
MicroRNAs and Long Non-Coding RNAs as Potential Novel Biomarkers in Transplanted Patients with Candida Infection.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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…
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