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Articles tagged "Pediatric"

  • 2015 American Transplant Congress

    Genetic Diversity Epstein-Barr Virus Latent Gene EBNA-1 Among Transplant Patients and Patients With Infectious Mononucleosis

    K. Sullivan,1 S. Isabel,1 E. Maria,1 P. Tara,1 Y. Simon,1 K. Nasser,1 N. Vicky,2 A. Upton.1

    1Department of Infections Diseases, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada; 2Transplant Centre, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada.

    Introduction:-The distribution of Epstein Barr Virus (EBV)-associated pathologies varies worldwide. It is associated with the majority of cases of post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder (PTLD). The EBNA-1…
  • 2015 American Transplant Congress

    Medication Adherence in Adolescents With Kidney Transplant and Chronic Kidney Disease: Patient/Caregiver Report Vs. Provider Perception

    C. Pruette,1 T. Brady,1 S. Mendley,2 B. Fivush,1 S. Tuchman,3 A. Green,1 M. Eakin,1 K. Riekert.1

    1Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD; 2University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD; 3Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC.

    Background: Medication adherence in adolescent kidney transplant (KT) recipients is poor, with non-adherence (NA) ranging from 5-71%, and NA is associated with poor graft survival.…
  • 2015 American Transplant Congress

    Living Donor Transplant Rates in Children Are Declining

    D. Keith, A. Nishio Lucar, G. Vranic.

    University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA.

    Living donor (LD) transplant rates have been declining since 2004 in adult candidates. We sought to determine if this trend is also occurring in pediatric…
  • 2015 American Transplant Congress

    Steroid Free Immunosuppression Protocol in Pediatric Kidney Transplant Recipients Using Alemtuzumab: A Retrospective Single Center Study

    R. Shah,1 Z. Kadry,1 S. Wassner,2 D. Kees-Folts,2 M. Freeman,2 P. Freeman,1 B. Olenowski,1 A. Jain.1

    1Surgery, Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA; 2Pediatric Nephrology, Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA.

    Background: Steroid free immunosuppression is attractive in pediatric kidney transplantation (KTx). Aim of the present study is to examine the patient survival, graft survival, rate…
  • 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…
  • 2015 American Transplant Congress

    Risk Factors for Acute Cellular Rejection for Pediatric Kidney Transplant Recipients

    D. Cote,1 I. Bobanga,1 B. Vogt,2 K. Dell,2 R. Cunningham III,2 K. Noon,1 V. Humphreville,1 E. Sanchez,1 J. Schulak,1 K. Woodside.1

    1Department of Surgery, Case Western Reserve University & University Hospitals, Cleveland, OH; 2Department of Pediatrics, Case Western Reserve University & University Hospitals, Cleveland, OH.

    Background: Acute cellular rejection (ACR) potentially shortens the life of a kidney allograft. We sought to determine risk factors associated with the development of ACR…
  • 2015 American Transplant Congress

    Late Rejection in Pediatric Heart Transplantation: The Importance of Medical Adherence

    A. Letica, W. Zuckerman, L. Addonizio, J. McAllister, T. Lee, M. Richmond.

    Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Columbia University, New York, NY.

    While the incidence of early rejection (<1 yr post-transplant) after pediatric heart transplant (HT) has decreased, late rejection (> 1 yr post-transplant) remains a constant…
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