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Articles tagged "Prophylaxis"

  • 2019 American Transplant Congress

    Risk Stratification of Cytomegalovirus Seropositive Kidney Transplant Recipients for CMV Infection

    M. M. Azar1, A. Baghban1, K. Belfield1, R. Assi2, M. Malinis1

    1Yale University, New Haven, CT, 2University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

    *Purpose: Current consensus guidelines for CMV prevention recommend valganciclovir (VGCV) prophylaxis for 3 months after transplantation for CMV R+ kidney transplant recipients (KTR). This standard…
  • 2019 American Transplant Congress

    Anti-Fungal Prophylaxis in Lung Transplant: A Systematic Review/Meta-Analysis

    K. Pennington, M. Baqir, P. Erwin, H. Murad, R. Razonable, C. C. Kennedy

    Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

    *Purpose: Invasive fungal infections (IFI) increase morbidity and mortality after lung transplant. Despite this, anti-fungal prophylaxis (AFP) in lung transplant recipients (LTR) varies by prophylactic…
  • 2019 American Transplant Congress

    Use of a CMV Specific T Cell Immunity Assay in Late-Onset CMV Infection

    O. Beaird1, M. Carlson1, P. Gaynor1, D. Nanayakkara1, B. Abdalla2, S. Bunnapradist2, J. Schaenman1

    1Department of Internal Medicine - Division Infectious Diseases, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, 2Department of Internal Medicine - Division Nephrology, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA

    *Purpose: To describe our clinical experience using a CMV Specific Cell Mediated Immunity (CMI) assay in solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients with late-onset CMV, defined…
  • 2019 American Transplant Congress

    Retrospective Evaluation of Optimal Cmv Prophylaxis Regimens in Lung Transplant Patients: Analysis of Patient Outcomes Pre and Post Protocol Dosing Alterations

    J. Hunt, A. Nasar, R. Walia, L. Cherrier

    St. Joseph Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ

    *Purpose: Given the heightened risk of cytomegalovirus (CMV) following lung transplantation compared to other solid organ transplants, with minimal evidence based guidance specific to this…
  • 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…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Incidence of Atrial Arrhythmia after Lung Transplantation with a Universal Prophylaxis Strategy

    M. Sullivan,1 J. Lin,2 R. Bag,2 L. Potter.1

    1Department of Pharmacy, The University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, IL; 2Medicine/Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL.

    PurposePostoperative atrial arrhythmias (AA) occur in 19-39% of patients after lung transplantation and are associated with increased mortality, hospital length of stay, and risk of…
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