2019 American Transplant Congress
De-Novo Letermovir Resistant Mutations in Cytomegalovirus-Infected Tissues of Solid Organs Transplant Recipients
*Purpose: Letermovir, cytomegalovirus (CMV) DNA-terminase complex (UL51, UL56, and UL89) inhibitor, revealed the efficient prophylactic effect against CMV infection including disease and DNAemia with low-grade…2019 American Transplant Congress
The Safety of Surveillance and Indication Biopsies in Kidney Transplantation: A Series of 2000 Biopsies
*Purpose: Kidney biopsy (KB) remains the most important diagnostic tool in kidney transplantation. Despite its value, surveillance KB are not routinely done at majority of…2019 American Transplant Congress
Donor Derived Tuberculosis in Solid Organ Transplantation in the United States: 10 Years of UNOS Ad Hoc Disease Transmission Advisory Committee Experience
1DTAC, Richmond, VA, 2UNOS, Richmond, VA
*Purpose: Mycobacterium tuberculosis can be transmitted via organ donation. Failure to recognize tuberculosis (TB) may result in significant morbidity and mortality. Currently, donor screening for…2019 American Transplant Congress
The Spread of HIV Donation throughout a DSA
*Purpose: Before passage of the HOPE act in late 2013, HIV infection was an absolute contraindication to organ donation. Retrospective review of the records of…2019 American Transplant Congress
Preventing Donor Derived Cryptococcal Infections: Should We Screen Potential Organ Donors with a Serum Cryptococcal Antigen? A Cost Analysis
*Purpose: Donor-derived cryptococcosis is a rare but deadly infection. Serum cryptococcal antigen testing is a sensitive, specific and inexpensive modality that can be used to…2019 American Transplant Congress
The Risk of Systematic Error in Liver Transplant Opioid Research
Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
*Purpose: Opioid use before and after liver transplant is strongly associated with morbidity and mortality; yet data assessing opioid utilization has centered on sources with…2019 American Transplant Congress
Daptomycin Perioperative Prophylaxis for Prevention of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus Infection in VRE-Colonized Liver Transplant Recipients during the Early Post-Transplant Period
Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
*Purpose: Antibiotic prophylaxis for enteric pathogens is recommended before liver transplantation (LT). Perioperative screening protocols and antimicrobials vary between institutions. Some institutions that do not…2019 American Transplant Congress
Routine Molecular Clostridioides difficile Screening and Overtreatment in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients
*Purpose: The objective of this analysis is to determine how frequently positive Clostridioides difficile (CD) screening tests, potentially identifying up to 20% of inpatients with…2019 American Transplant Congress
HTLV Screening among Solid Organ Transplant Candidates at a Large Transplant Center
1Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL, 2Surgery, University of Miami, Miami, FL
*Purpose: Data on human T-lymphotropic virus (HTLV) seroprevalence among solid organ transplant (SOT) candidates and risk of HTLV complications after SOT is scarce. HTLV-I is…2019 American Transplant Congress
The Risk of Systematic Error in Kidney Transplant Opioid Research
Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
*Purpose: Opioid use before and after kidney transplant is strongly associated with morbidity and mortality; yet data assessing opioid utilization has centered on sources with…
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