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Articles tagged "Lung infection"

  • 2022 American Transplant Congress

    Effect of Micafungin Bridging on Prevention of Invasive Candidiasis Post Lung Transplantation

    C. Baladad1, M. Converse1, K. DeSear1, S. Karimi1, E. Rubido1, G. El Helou2, T. Pasley1

    1Pharmacy, University of Florida Health, Shands, Gainesville, FL, 2Infectious Diseases, University of Florida Health, Shands, Gainesville, FL

    *Purpose: This study aims to determine the effect of micafungin, added as a bridging agent to azole antifungal prophylaxis, in lung transplantation patients with positive…
  • 2021 American Transplant Congress

    Evaluating Pneumocystis Jiroveci Pneumonia Prophylaxis in Lung Transplant Recipients

    J. Sharkey, K. McMurry, J. Park, C. Carlson, K. Gregg, D. Kaul, D. Lyu, L. Fitzgerald

    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

    Practice Patterns in Pneumocystis Jirovecii Pneumonia Prophylaxis in Solid Organ and Bone Marrow Transplant Recipients

    S. Cao, K. Khalil, F. Cirrone, S. Mehta

    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

    Impact of Positive Donor Cultures on Postoperative Lung Transplantation Infectious Outcomes

    A. Curtis, C. Pham, B. P. Pierce

    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

    Longitudinal Antibody Response and Viral Loads in Covid-infected Organ Transplant Recipients

    T. M. Marinelli, V. H. Ferreira, M. Ierullo, V. Kulasingham, B. Majchrzak-Kita, C. Rotstein, S. Husain, S. Hosseini, A. Humar, D. Kumar

    UHN, Toronto, ON, Canada

    *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

    P. Phoompoung, S. Husain, L. Singer, A. Humar, D. Kumar

    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

    Z. Haddadin1, V. Probst1, H. Rahman1, M. Hall2, C. Thurm2, N. Halasa1, J. Godown3, D. E. Dulek1

    1Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, 2Children's Hospital Association, Lenexa, KS, 3Pediatric Cardiology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN

    *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

    G. B. Korayem1, R. S. Almaghrabi2, N. I. AlSuhaibani1, G. S. AlSwailem1, M. A. AlShammari1, D. A. Aleissa3

    1Pharmacy Practice Department, College of Pharmacy, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 2Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 3Transplant Clinical Pharmacist, Pharmaceutical Care Division, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    *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

    A. Abbas, H. Hassouna, F. Marco Canosa, K. D. Brizendine

    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)

    P. Samanta, C. J. Clancy, R. V. Marini, R. Rivosecchi, E. K. McCreary, R. K. Shields, B. A. Falcione, A. Viehman, L. Sacha, E. J. Kwak, F. P. Silveira, L. Clarke, M. H. Nguyen

    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…
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