Articles tagged "Infection"

2015 American Transplant Congress
A Prospective Pilot Study Evaluating the Safety and Efficacy of Everolimus for the Prevention of CMV and BK Viral Infection (BKV) in Broadly Sensitized Kidney Transplant Recipients Following Desensitization With IVIG and Rituximab: Interim Analysis
J. Kahwaji,¹ S. Louie,¹ A. Vo,¹ J. Choi,¹ M. Toyoda,² S. Ge,² P. Wongsaroj,¹ A. Peng,¹ R. Villicana,¹ S. Jordan.¹
¹Comprehensive Transplant Center, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA; ²Transplant Immunology Lab, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA.
Introduction: Everolimus, a second generation mTOR inhibitor, may prevent CMV and BKV infection after kidney transplantation. Broadly sensitized patients are at greater risk of viral…
2015 American Transplant Congress
Improving Latent Tuberculosis Diagnosis Before Kidney Transplantation in a Developing Country
G. Meinerz,^1,2 C. da Silva,^1,2 E. Keitel,^1,2 A. Pasqualotto,³ J. Goldani,^1,2 C. Zeni,^1,4 F. Vacilotto,^1,4 N. Prado,^1,4 A. Monteiro,^2,3 D. Seelig,¹ F. Klaus,¹ J. Andrade,¹ V. Garcia.¹
¹Nephrology and Kidney Transplantation, Irmandade Santa Casa de Misericordia de Porto Alegre - ISCMPA, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil; ²Programa de Pós-Graduação em Patologia, Universidade Federal de Ciencias da Saude de Porto Alegre - UFCSPA, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil; ³Laboratorio de Biologia Molecular, Irmandade Santa Casa de Misericordia de Porto Alegre - ISCMPA, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil; ⁴Programa de Residência em Nefrologia, Universidade Federal de Ciencias da Saude de Porto Alegre - UFCSPA, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
Introduction: Tuberculosis has shown to be a great challenge in kidney transplantation, specially in developing countries due to the difficulties in diagnosis and treatment, leading…
2015 American Transplant Congress
Preventing Cytomegalovirus Infection in Intermediate-High Risk Liver Transplant Recipients: Acyclovir Vs Valganciclovir
S. Dulanya, A. Anamisis, D. Tsapepas.
Department of Pharmacy, New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York City, NY.
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is an opportunistic infection responsible for profound morbidity and mortality among solid organ transplant recipients. A donor and recipient's CMV IgG serostatus influences…