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Articles tagged "Infection"

  • 2015 American Transplant Congress

    Evaluation of Serum sCD30 as a Predictor in Kidney Transplant Recipients

    X.-Z. Wang, W.-J. Xue, X.-H. Tian, J. Zheng, P.-X. Tian, X.-M. Ding.

    Kidney Transplantation, First Affiliated Hospital of Medical College of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.

    Objective To explore the significance of serum CD30 in predicting acute rejection and pneumonia in kidney transplant recipients. Methods A total of 106 kidney transplant…
  • 2015 American Transplant Congress

    Rise in Deceased Donors Labeled "Increased Risk for Disease Transmission" Under New Guidelines

    L. Kucirka, M. Bowring, A. Massie, L. Nicholas, X. Luo, D. Segev.

    JHU, Baltimore.

    Deceased donors are labeled increased infectious risk (IRD) if they meet certain criteria; however, stigma, legal and regulatory burden to centers, and decreased organ utilization…
  • 2015 American Transplant Congress

    Evaluation of the Use of Leflunomide for the Prevention of BK Nephropathy in Renal Transplant Recipients- A Single Center Experience

    S. Jonchhe, E. Hollinger, S. Jensik, O. Olaitan, A. Hodowanec, M. Hertl, S. Fayek, E. Chan, C. Pullum, N. Alvey.

    Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL.

    Objective: The purpose of this study was to compare the efficacy of leflunomide in combination with reduced immunosuppression versus reduction of immunosuppression alone for the…
  • 2015 American Transplant Congress

    Prevalence and Clinical Outcomes Associated With Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcal Colonization Or Infection After Small Intestinal Transplantation

    N. Shah,1 L. Nabha,2 R. Teran,3 C. Matsumoto,4 R. Farney,5 P. Kumar,6 J. Timpone.7

    1Infectious Diseases, MEDSTAR Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC; 2Infectious Diseases, MEDSTAR Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC; 3Infectious Diseases, MEDSTAR Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC; 4MEDSTAR Georgetown Transplant Institute, MEDSTAR Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC; 5Infectious Diseases, MEDSTAR Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC; 6Infectious Diseases, MEDSTAR Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC; 7Infectious Diseases, MEDSTAR Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC.

    BACKGROUND: Vancomycin-resistant enterococcal (VRE) infections cause significant morbidity and mortality amongst SOT recipients. However, little is known about the relevance of VRE in small intestinal…
  • 2015 American Transplant Congress

    Does Infection Impact On Tacrolimus Blood Levels in Kidney Transplant Recipients?

    N. Kanaan,1 C. Percy,1 Z. Hassoun,2 M. Mourad,3 C. Beguin,4 M. De Meyer,3 E. Goffin.1

    1Nephrology, Cliniques Universitaires Saint Luc, Brussels, Belgium; 2Gastroenterology, Cliniques Universitaires Saint Luc, Brussels, Belgium; 3Abdominal Surgery and Transplantation, Cliniques Universitaires Saint Luc, Brussels, Belgium; 4Medical Information and Statistics, Cliniques Universitaires Saint Luc, Brussels, Belgium.

    Background Tacrolimus (Tac) is the cornerstone of immunosuppressive therapy in kidney transplant recipients. It is metabolized by members of the cytochrome p450 (CYP) 3A subfamily…
  • 2015 American Transplant Congress

    The Epidemiology of Surgical Site Infections Among Pediatric Liver Transplant Recipients

    D. Banach,1 A. Munoz-Abraham,2 L. Dembry,1 M. Rodriguez-Davalos.2

    1Internal Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT; 2Yale-New Haven Transplantation Center, Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT.

    Background: Surgical site infections (SSI) are a significant cause of morbidity among adult liver transplant (LT) recipients. Data on SSI epidemiology and SSI-associated outcomes among…
  • 2015 American Transplant Congress

    Epidemiology and Outcomes of Non Tuberculous Mycobacterial (NTM) Infections in Solid Organ Transplant (SOT) Recipients

    I. George, C. Santos, M. Olsen, T. Bailey.

    Infectious Diseases, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO.

    Background: NTM are uncommon causes of infection in SOT recipients but may cause significant morbidity and mortality.Methods: A retrospective cohort of all patients who underwent…
  • 2015 American Transplant Congress

    Switching from Tacrolimus to Low-Dose Cyclosporine A Preserves Allograft Function in Presumptive and Definitive Polyomavirus-Associated Nephropathy

    G. Huang, C.-X. Wang, J.-G. Fei, J. Qiu, S.-X. Deng, J. Li, G.-D. Chen, Q. Fu, R.-H. Deng, L.-Z. Chen.

    Department of Organ Transplantation, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.

    Switching from tacrolimus(Tac) to low-dose cyclosporine A(CsA) is recommended for preventing BK virus-associated nephropathy(BKVAN) and preserving allograft function in BKVAN patients, but systematic evaluations were…
  • 2015 American Transplant Congress

    Impact of Anti-CMV Prophylactic Therapy on the Development of CMV Quantiferon Sero-Conversion in High-Risk Patients

    A. Palanisamy, D. Taber, N. Pilch, C. Bratton, J. McGillicuddy, P. Baliga, K. Chavin.

    Transplant Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC.

    Body: Abdominal organ transplants at high risk for CMV infection (D+/R­) remain a difficult cohort to prevent late CMV infection despite prolonged valganciclovir (VGC) administration.…
  • 2015 American Transplant Congress

    Implementation of Pre-Transplant Infectious Disease Risk Assessment: Sustained Success With Rapid-Cycle Improvement

    L. Danziger-Isakov, S. Blum, D. Dahale, B. Morrow, R. Rengering, D. Schoborg, S. Stark, E. Wells, A. Lorts, U. Kotagal, J. Bucuvalas.

    Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH.

    Pre-transplant infectious disease risk assessment can identify and mitigate potential risk for transplant candidates to improve post-transplant outcomes. We aimed to improve pre-transplant ID risk…
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