2021 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Positive Donor Cultures on Postoperative Lung Transplantation Infectious Outcomes
Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX
*Purpose: Transmission risk of microbes present in donor lungs at time of donation to lung transplant recipients (LTR) is unclear. Infection is the second highest…2021 American Transplant Congress
Practice Patterns in Pneumocystis Jirovecii Pneumonia Prophylaxis in Solid Organ and Bone Marrow Transplant Recipients
NYU Langone Transplant Institute, New York, NY
*Purpose: Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX) is the preferred agent for pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PJP) prophylaxis in solid organ transplant (SOT) and bone marrow transplant (BMT); however, adverse…2021 American Transplant Congress
Evaluating Pneumocystis Jiroveci Pneumonia Prophylaxis in Lung Transplant Recipients
Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI
*Purpose: The incidence of Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia (PJP) in lung transplant recipients (LTRs) on PJP prophylaxis is not well documented yet reported as high as…2021 American Transplant Congress
Longitudinal Antibody Response and Viral Loads in Covid-infected Organ Transplant Recipients
*Purpose: The full spectrum of COVID-19 disease and the impact of disease severity on antibody response and viral shedding dynamics in transplant patients is unclear.…2020 American Transplant Congress
Invasive Mould Infection in Transplant Recipients with Influenza: A 5-Year Retrospective Review
University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
*Purpose: In non-transplant patients with severe influenza illness, an increased rate of invasive mould infection (IMI) has been noted possibly due to the local inflammatory…2020 American Transplant Congress
Influenza-Associated Hospitalizations in Pediatric Solid Organ Transplant Recipients
*Purpose: Pediatric solid organ transplant (pSOT) recipients are at high risk for severe influenza virus infection. Data regarding the incidence, morbidity, mortality, and economic burden…2020 American Transplant Congress
The Safety and Effectiveness and of Isoniazid Empirical Prophylaxis Compared to Screening Based Prophylaxis Post Lung Transplantation
*Purpose: Even though guidelines recommend using isoniazid (INH) for TB prophylaxis depending on donors and recipients’ screening tests, previous studies supported its use in all…2020 American Transplant Congress
Alternate Triazole Therapy for Breakthrough Invasive Fungal Disease in Lung Transplant Recipients on Triazole Prophylaxis
Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH
*Purpose: Invasive fungal diseases (IFD) are a leading cause of infection related morbidity and mortality in lung transplant (LT) recipients. Data regarding outcomes of breakthrough…2020 American Transplant Congress
Isavuconazole (ISA) versus Voriconazole (VOR) Prophylaxis (px) in Lung Transplant Recipients (LTR)
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA
*Purpose: IFI is a significant complication following lung transplant (LT). VOR was universal antifungal (AF) px in our LT program from 2004-09/2015, at which time…2020 American Transplant Congress
Phage Therapy for Mycobacterium Abscessus (Mab) Infection after Lung Transplant (LT)
*Purpose: LT recipients with Mab infections have poor outcomes. We describe a patient with refractory Mab infection treated with mycobacteriophage therapy.*Methods: A 56-year-old woman with…
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