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Articles tagged "Prophylaxis"

  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Val-Ganciclovir Prophylaxis Delays Onset of EBV Viremia in the First Year Post-Solid Organ Transplantation in High-Risk Patients

    S. Albatati,1 A. Sharma,2 S. Gantt,1 K. Haubrich,1 A. Wright,1 T. Blydt-Hansen.1

    1University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; 2University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada.

    Introduction: Donor-derived primary Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection poses serious risks to EBV naïve children post-solid organ transplantation, including development of EBV-related PTLD. Currently, there is…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    A Retrospective Review of De Novo Coccidioidomycosis among Remote Solid Organ Transplant Recipients in Arizona

    T. Zangeneh,1 J. August,1 N. Beatty,1 K. Asbury,2 L. Mi,2 J. Blair.2

    1Medicine/Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Arizona/Banner University Medical Center/Valley Fever Center for Excellence, Tucson, AZ; 2Medicine/Division of Infectious Diseases, Mayo Clinic Hospital, Phoenix, AZ.

    Background: Solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients residing in a Coccidioides-endemic region that acquire infection are at risk for complicated and protracted infection. Following transplantation, prophylaxis…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Pneumocystis jiroveci Pneumonia (PJP) in Kidney and Pancreas Transplant Recipients in the Present Era of Routine Post-Transplant Prophylaxis: Risk Factors and Outcomes

    N. Garg, M. Jorgenson, M. Birschbach, J. Descourouez, S. Parajuli, B. Astor, A. Djamali, D. Mandelbrot.

    University of Wisconsin, Madison.

    PJP after transplant (TX) is associated with substantial morbidity and mortality. In the present era of universal and routine implementation of PJP prophylaxis (PPX) during…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Impact of Pneumocystis Prophylaxis on Incidence of Treated Urinary Tract Infections Following Kidney Transplantation

    S. Sanchez, M. Brokhof, N. Kenyon, C. Varughese, N. Alvey.

    Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL.

    Background: Urinary tract infection (UTI) is the most common infectious complication after kidney transplantation resulting in increased morbidity and mortality. Sulfamethoxazole[mdash]trimethoprim (SMX-TMP) is commonly used…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Standard- versus Low-Dose Valganciclovir for Cytomegalovirus Prophylaxis in Intermediate-Risk Kidney Transplant Recipients

    N. Wilson, N. Sulejmani, A. Jantz, A. Patel, B. Summers.

    Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI.

    Background: Although guidelines recommend valganciclovir (VGC) 900 mg daily for cytomegalovirus (CMV) prophylaxis in solid organ transplant patients, multiple centers have reported clinical success, reduced…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Burden of Primary CMV Infections Remains High Despite Six Months Valganciclovir Prophylaxis in High-Risk Kidney Transplant Recipients

    I. Helanterä,1 F. Ortiz,2 R. Loginov,3 L. Mannonen,3 M. Lempinen,1 I. Lautenschlager.3

    1Transplantation and Liver Surgery, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland; 2Nephrology, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland; 3Virology, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.

    A. Prophylaxis has mostly replaced preemptive therapy in CMV seronegative recipients of kidneys from seropositive donors (D+/R-). Primary infections occur commonly even after six months…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Outpatient Prophylactic Valganciclovir Dose Optimization Post-Renal Transplant

    M. Spinner,1 V. Athans,1 C. Koval.2

    1Dept. of Pharmacy, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH; 2Dept. of Infectious Diseases, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH.

    Purpose: Renal function rapidly changes post-transplant requiring dose adjustment of CMV prophylaxis. We describe valganciclovir (VGCV) dosing accuracy in the outpatient setting and its associated…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    The Incidence and Outcome of Isolated Distal Deep Vein Thrombosis in Kidney Transplant Recipient

    M. Kim, J. Hwang, S. Kim, S. Park, I. Moon, J. Kim.

    Surgery, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea.

    Introduction Isolated distal deep vein thrombosis (IDDVT) in kidney transplantation recipient (KTR) is difficult to make decision because it is not common in Korean and…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Single vs. Multi-Drug Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Continuous-Flow Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

    S. Patel,1 J. Choi,1 E. Moncho Escrivà,2 S. Rizvi,1 L. Samuels,1 J. Luc,3 R. Morris,1 H. Massey,1 V. Tchantchaleishvili,1 N. Aburjania.4

    1Division of Cardiac Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA; 2University of Granada, Granada, Spain; 3University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada; 4Division of Infectious Diseases, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA.

    Purpose: Despite the fact that infection remains a major complication of continuous-flow left ventricular assist device (CF-LVAD) therapy, an optimal antimicrobial surgical infection prophylaxis (SIP)…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Itraconazole Prophylaxis, Trough Concentration, and Identification of Fungal Pathogens in Lung Transplant

    H. Hassouna, V. Athans, K. Brizendine.

    Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH.

    Studies of prophylactic itraconazole (ITR) in lung transplant recipients (LTR) are lacking. Our purpose was to evaluate LTR who received ITR prophylaxis and the association…
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