2019 American Transplant Congress
Association between Respiratory Virus Infections and the Development of De Novo HLA Donor-Specific Antibodies in Lung Transplant Recipients
*Purpose: The detection of de novo donor-specific anti-HLA antibodies (DSA) post lung transplant have been associated with significantly increased risk for antibody-mediated rejection (AMR) and…2019 American Transplant Congress
Burden of Respiratory Virus Infections in Solid-Organ Transplant Recipients: A Nationwide Multi-Season Cohort Study
*Purpose: Respiratory virus infections (RVI) are common in solid-organ transplant recipients (SOTr) and are caused by a wide range of viruses. However, beside influenza, little…2019 American Transplant Congress
Respiratory Viral Infections and Patient Outcomes in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients
*Purpose: Community acquired respiratory viral infections (RVI) have been associated with significant morbidity and mortality in solid organ transplant recipients (SOTR). Acute rejection and allograft…2019 American Transplant Congress
A Cluster of Late Onset of Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia (PJP) in Renal Transplant Patients: First Cluster Report from Saudi Arabia
King Fahad specialist hospital - Dammam, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
*Purpose: Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia (PJP) is a serious opportunistic infection that can be associated with severe pulmonary involvement in transplant population. Post-transplant protocol at our…2018 American Transplant Congress
Humoral Immune Response to Seasonal Influenza Infection in Transplant Recipients
Background: Little is known about the serologic response to natural influenza infection in transplant recipients. We describe the hemagglutinin antibody response to influenza A/H1N1 infection…2018 American Transplant Congress
Pattern of Respiratory Virus Infection (RVI) and Chronic Lung Allograft Dysfunction (CLAD) in Lung Transplant Recipients (LTR)
University of ALberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
Background: The indirect effects of RVI in LTR are controversial. We aimed to define patterns of RVI in LTR and the impact on CLAD and…2018 American Transplant Congress
Mycoplasma hominis Infection in Lung Transplant Recipients: A Retrospective Case Series
1UHN, Toronto, ON, Canada; 2University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; 3UC-San Diego, San Diego.
Background: Mycoplasma hominis is increasingly recognized as a respiratory pathogen causing invasive disease in solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients. We reviewed the clinical characteristics, management…2018 American Transplant Congress
Colistin (COL) in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients (SOTR): Friend or Foe?
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH.
Background: Data on COL use in SOTR are lacking. In other populations, high dose (HD) COL (>4.4mg/kg/day) has been associated with clinical and microbiologic cure…2018 American Transplant Congress
In Vitro Evaluation of Antibiotic Persistence in Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus Isolates from Cystic Fibrosis Patients
UW Hospital & Clinics, Madison; UW School of Pharmacy, Madison.
Purpose: The mechanisms of antibiotic persistence in immunosuppressed populations are not fully understood. Patients with cystic fibrosis (CF), both the pre-transplant and post-transplant phase often…2017 American Transplant Congress
Diagnostic Bronchoscopy in Kidney Transplant Recipients with Acute Respiratory Failure: Risk or Value?
Nephrology, Charité Universitaetsmedizin, Berlin, Germany
Introduction:Few data evaluates the differential diagnostic value of bronchoalveolar lavages (FO-BAL) in kidney transplant recipients (KTR) with acute respiratory failure (ARF). We describe the results…
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