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Articles tagged "Prophylaxis"

  • 2021 American Transplant Congress

    Impact of a Cmv Cell Mediated Immunity Based Protocol on Guiding Cmv Prophylaxis Following Pediatric Liver Transplantation – A Single Center Experience

    G. Kalkan1, S. Ball2, L. McConnell2, D. M. Desai3, A. Aqul3, P. K. Sue1

    1Infectious Disease, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, 2Solid Organ Transplant Program, Children's Health, Dallas, TX, 3Solid Organ Transplant Program, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX

    *Purpose: Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is an important cause of morbidity following pediatric orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT), especially among high risk (HR) CMV D+/R- recipients. In 2019,…
  • 2021 American Transplant Congress

    Discontinuation of Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole Prophylaxis Due to Hyperkalemia in Kidney Transplant Recipients

    D. Pett1, G. Malat2, C. Domenico1, R. Samudralwar1, A. Forte1, D. Sawinski2, J. Hu1, B. Steiner1, J. Rashid1, J. Trofe-Clark2

    1Pharmacy, Hospital of Univ of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2Penn Transplant Institute, Hospital of Univ of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

    *Purpose: Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX) is the drug of choice for Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PJP) prophylaxis in kidney transplant recipients (KTRs), however, it can be complicated by…
  • 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

    An Unusual Viral Tropism in a Solid Organ Transplant Recipient

    P. Singh, A. Bentall, C. Langstraat, A. Swanson, P. Deziel, Y. Huang, R. Razonable

    Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

    *Purpose: Cytomegalovirus (CMV) tissue-invasive disease occurs in higher proportion in CMV-mismatched kidney transplant recipients (KTxR) with no pre-existing immunity and those who are markedly immunologically-impaired.…
  • 2021 American Transplant Congress

    De Novo Hepatitis B Infection Following Liver Transplant with Hepatitis B Core Antibody Positive Graft

    L. J. Myhre1, K. D. Watt2, B. A. Aqel3

    1Pharmacy, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 2Gastroenterology/Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 3Gastroenterology/Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ

    *Purpose: The risk of de novo HBV infection in liver transplant recipients of Hepatitis B core antibody (HBcAb) positive donor organs is tempered by availability…
  • 2021 American Transplant Congress

    Incidence of Oral Candidiasis in Renal and/or Pancreas Transplant Recipients When Administering Prophylaxis versus No Prophylaxis

    L. Von Stein1, S. Patel1, L. Wardlow2

    1Transplant, The Ohio State Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, 2Pharmacy, The Ohio State Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH

    *Purpose: Oropharyngeal candidiasis (OC), or thrush, is a fungal infection associated with immunosuppression post renal and or/pancreas transplant. Currently, the role of prophylactic oral nystatin…
  • 2021 American Transplant Congress

    Outcomes of Short-Duration Anti-Viral Prophylaxis for Hepatitis C Positive Donor Kidney Transplants

    G. Gupta, I. Yakubu, P. Kimball, L. Kang, K. Mitchell, M. Shinbashi, D. Kumar, I. Moinuddin, L. Kamal, A. King, C. Bhati, M. Levy, A. Cotterell, A. Sharma, R. Sterling

    Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, Richmond, VA

    *Purpose: Trials describing 4-12 week courses of direct-acting anti-viral drugs (DAAs) to treat hepatitis C virus (HCV) transmission from infected donors to uninfected kidney transplant…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Stewardship Effortsto Eliminate Post-Orthotopic Liver Transplant Antibiotics in Uncomplicated Patients Leads to Equivalent Safety Outcomes

    J. Yau, J. Dann, W. Ally, J. Geyston, S. Pelletier, C. Sifri

    University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA

    *Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate safety and efficacy endpoints of a revised post-operative antibiotic prophylaxis protocol in orthotopic liver transplant (OLT)…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Pneumocystis Pneumonia Occurrence and Prophylaxis Duration in Kidney Transplant Recipients According to Perioperative Treatment with Rituximab

    Y. Ko, Y. Kim, D. Han, H. Kwon

    Department of Surgery, Division of Kidney and Pancreas Transplant, AMC, Seoul, Korea, Republic of

    *Purpose: Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) is a life-threatening fungal infection that can occur in kidney transplantation (KT) recipients. A growing number of KT recipients are receiving…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Role of Tacrolimus Dose Adjustment at Discontinuation of Fluconazole in Liver Transplant

    J. Yau, H. Morris

    University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA

    *Purpose: The purpose of this study was to characterize the effects of fluconazole (fluc) discontinuation on tacrolimus (tac) levels and the role of prophylactic dose…
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