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…2018 American Transplant Congress
Screening Coccidioides Serology in Kidney Transplant Recipients: A 10-Year Cross-Sectional Analysis
1Medicine-Nephrology, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA; 2Medicine-Infectious Diseases, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA.
Introduction: Southern California is one of the endemic areas of coccidioidomycosis and patients receiving immunosuppression including kidney transplant recipients are at higher risk for dissemination…2018 American Transplant Congress
Familial Risk of End-Stage Renal Disease in Healthy Live Kidney Donors
1Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore; 2Saint Louis University, St. Louis.
Kidney donor candidates are rigorously evaluated so that only the lowest risk are cleared for donation; however, it is not standard practice to exclude candidates…2018 American Transplant Congress
Non-Invasive Imaging Modalities for Immune Monitoring of Vascularized Composite Allografts Using a Translational Large Animal Model
PurposeImmunological complications and skin rejection remains an obstacle in broadening the applicability of vascularized composite allotransplantation (VCA). Currently, diagnosis of rejection relies on skin biopsies…2018 American Transplant Congress
Telehealth Evaluations to Screen Kidney Transplant Candidates Does Not Adversely Affect Time to or Rate of Transplant
1VA, Nashville; 2VUMC, Nashville.
Background. Telehealth can improve efficiency, timeliness, and cost effectiveness for kidney transplant waitlist candidates. Patients approved for further evaluation after a screening telehealth visit are…2018 American Transplant Congress
Rates of Posttransplant Cutaneous Disease Differ between Black and White Solid Organ Transplant Recipients
Background: Immunosuppression (IS) results in heightened risk of developing posttransplant cutaneous complications. Black solid organ transplant recipients (OTRs), who often receive higher doses of IS…2018 American Transplant Congress
Evaluating PROMIS-57 Domains to Screen for Anxiety and Depression Using Legacy Instruments among Kidney Transplant Recipients
BACKGROUNDDepression and anxiety are frequent among kidney transplant recipients (KTRs). We evaluate the accuracy of the Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement System (PROMIS 57 item) depression…2018 American Transplant Congress
Measles and Varicella Vaccination Status and Evidence of Immunity during Solid Organ Pre-Transplantation Evaluation
Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH.
Background: Ensuring complete vaccination is important during a pre-transplant evaluation (PTE), especially for live viral vaccines which are generally contraindicated after transplant. After one dose…2018 American Transplant Congress
Frailty and Kidney Transplantation: AST-KPCOP Survey of Center Practices
Kidney Pancreas COP, AST, Mt. Laurel.
Background: Frailty is a clinical phenotype of decreased physiologic reserve and resistance to stressors. Given the potential utility of frailty evaluation as prognosticator of kidney…2018 American Transplant Congress
Psychosocial Assessment of Candidates for Transplantation (PACT) Identifies Non-Adherence in Pediatric Kidney Transplantation
1School of Medicine, Duke University, Durham, NC; 2Pediatrics, Duke University, Durham, NC.
Background: We have demonstrated that overall pre-transplant Psychosocial Assessment of Candidates for Transplantation (PACT) scores can identify high risk pediatric kidney recipients. In this pilot…
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