2015 American Transplant Congress
Late Recurrent UTIs in Kidney Transplant Patients: Risk Factors , Microbiologic and Antibiotic Resistance Patterns
Background: Urinary tract infections (UTI) are the most common infection among kidney transplant (KT) patients and are associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Most studies…2015 American Transplant Congress
Unknown Urological Pathologies in Renal Allografts from Deceased Donors. Should Image Evaluation Be Routinely Performed?
Division of Urology, Renal Transplantation Unit, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Purpose: In an effort to increase the overall donor pool, the use of extended-criteria kidneys has been routine in the majority of transplant centers. It…2015 American Transplant Congress
Risk Factors Influencing Mammography Screening During Kidney Transplant Evaluation
Transplant Institute, University Hospitals & Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH.
INTRO:Transplant centers typically require mammography (MMG) for women ≥ 40 as part of the evaluation process. The American Cancer Society recommends annual mammograms for the…2015 American Transplant Congress
The Effects of High-Risk Donors and Recipients on Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients Program-Specific Outcomes
Public reporting of transplant program-specific outcomes may dissuade programs from accepting high-risk donors and recipients, and thereby restrict access to transplant. It has been proposed…2015 American Transplant Congress
Reciprocal Relationship Between Cytomegalovirus Infection and Graft Rejection in Intestinal/Multivisceral Transplantation: Impact on Survival and Ideal Immunosuppression Protocol
Transplant Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN.
Background: Cytomegalovius (CMV) infection and graft rejection are opposing complications of isolated intestinal/multivisceral transplantation (IIT/MVT), a procedure requiring precise balance of immunosuppression. The aim of…2015 American Transplant Congress
Incidence and Risks Associated With Clostridium Difficile Infection in the Pediatric Solid Organ Transplantation Population: A Single-Center Retrospective Review
1Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH; 2Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH.
Morbidity and mortality related to Clostridium difficile Infection (CDI) has increased. Adult SOT data have reported risk factors for CDI. We interrogated the epidemiology of…2015 American Transplant Congress
Early Hospital Readmission and Distance from Transplant Center
Background: Early hospital readmission occurs in 31% of kidney transplant (KT) recipients and may be associated with mechanistic factors not previously captured in patient-level risk…2015 American Transplant Congress
Treatment With Everolimus and Reduced-Exposure Cyclosporine Is Efficacious in De Novo Renal Transplant Recipients at Increased Risk for Efficacy Failure: Post-Hoc Analysis from the A2309 Study
1For the A2309 Study Group, Italy; 2Novartis, Basel, Switzerland.
Purpose: Data is limited on the effect of everolimus (EVR) based regimens in renal transplant recipients (RTxR) who are at increased risk for rejection and…
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