Articles tagged "Prophylaxis"

2015 American Transplant Congress
Low Dose Valganciclovir Prophylaxis Following Renal Transplantation With Steroid Free Immunosuppression
J. Chen,¹ A. Shah,² M. Sauer,¹ T. Taber,³ A. Sharfuddin,³ M. Yaqub,³ D. Mishler,³ J. Powelson,⁴ W. Goggins.⁴
¹Pharmacy, IU Health, Indianapolis; ²Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia; ³Nephrology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis; ⁴Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis.
AST ID guidelines recommend a valganciclovir (VGCV) prophylaxis dose of 900 mg daily for patients with CrCL > 60 mL/min with reduced dose for renal…
2015 American Transplant Congress
The Role of Antiviral Prophylaxis for the Prevention of Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) Associated Post-Transplant Lymphoproliferative Disease (PTLD) in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients: A Systematic Review
M. AlDabbagh,^1,2 M. Gitman,³ D. Kumar, A. Humar, C. Rotstein, S. Husain.^1,3
¹Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University Health Network, Toronto, On, Canada; ²Pediatrics, Division of Infectious Diseases, King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard Health Affairs, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; ³Multi-Organ Transplant Unit, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Background The role of antiviral prophylaxis in EBV seronegative solid organ transplant recipients receiving organs from seropositive donors for prevention of PTLD remains controversial. We…