2020 American Transplant Congress
Transplanting Livers from Hepatitis C Virus Positive Donors; Is it Worth the Risk?
*Purpose: Before the introduction of Direct-Acting Antivirals (DAAs), only selected organs from Hepatitis C virus (HCV) positive donors were successfully transplanted into HCV positive recipients.…2019 American Transplant Congress
The Impact of Antibiotic Therapy on Clinical Outcomes in Kidney Transplant Recipients with Asymptomatic Bacteriuria
1Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI, 2MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC
*Purpose: Asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB) occurs in nearly 50% of kidney transplant recipients (KTRs) in the first year post-transplant. Data evaluating the risk of untreated ASB…2018 American Transplant Congress
Clostridium difficile Recurrence in Abdominal Organ Transplant Recipients: Metronidazole versus Oral Vancomycin
Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is one of the most common hospital-acquired infections among the general inpatient population with recurrence rates of 20-30% despite appropriate treatment.…2016 American Transplant Congress
High Incidence of Herpes Zoster After Kidney, Liver, Heart and Lung Transplantation.
Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Background: Primary varicella zoster virus (VZV) infection causes varicella and lifelong latent infection in neural ganglia from which it may reactivate leading to herpes zoster…2016 American Transplant Congress
Torque Teno Virus – Inverse Association with Late Silent Antibody Mediated Kidney Allograft Rejection.
Clinical Problem and hypothesis: Antibody mediated rejection (ABMR) is a cardinal cause of late graft failure after kidney transplantation (KTX). A promising predictive diagnostic tool…2015 American Transplant Congress
DSA MFI Does Not Predict Late Antibody-Mediated Rejection Lesions Or Gene Expression Changes in Kidney Transplants
BACKGROUND: It is unclear whether donor-specific HLA antibody (DSA) levels at the time of a clinically-indicated biopsy can be predictive of the degree of antibody-mediated…2015 American Transplant Congress
Boosting the Adaptive Immune Response Prevents the High Incidence of Herpes Zoster After Lung or Heart Transplantation
Purpose Primary varicella zoster virus (VZV) infection causes varicella and lifelong latent infection in ganglia from which it may reactivate leading to herpes zoster (HZ).…2015 American Transplant Congress
Incidence of Hepatitis B Virus Reactivation in Kidney Transplant Patients Who Received Rituximab Administration
Department of Urology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan.
OBJECTIVE:The efficacy of antiviral prophylaxis for rituximab (RIT)-associated hepatitis B virus (HBV) reactivation in patients with lymphoma has been recently reported. However, the immunological effect…
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