Articles tagged "Screening"

2019 American Transplant Congress
The Spread of HIV Donation throughout a DSA
A. Friedman, E. Marquez, J. A. Lewis, K. Delli Carpini
LiveOnNY, New York, NY
*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
C. Santos¹, E. Ritz¹, Y. Rhee¹, I. George², J. Pulvirenti³, N. Moore¹, E. Hollinger¹, L. Proia¹
¹Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, ²Washington University, St. Louis, MO, ³Mercy Hospital, Rockford, IL
*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
J. N. Fleming, N. A. Pilch, S. Ball, P. K. Baliga, D. DuBay, D. J. Taber
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
S. Sarwar, S. Gleeson, M. Malinis, M. M. Azar
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
M. E. Newman¹, C. Oehler¹, M. Enriquez¹, E. Landon¹, C. T. Nguyen², N. N. Pettit², J. P. Ridgway¹, J. Pisano¹
¹Section of Infectious Disease, University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, IL, ²Department of Pharmacy, University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, IL
*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
J. Simkins¹, J. A. Morillas-Rodriguez¹, M. I. Morris¹, L. M. Abbo¹, J. F. Camargo¹, S. Anjan¹, W. Kupin¹, P. Ruiz², C. Fernandez-Bango², J. C. Ramos¹
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
J. N. Fleming, N. A. Pilch, S. Ball, P. K. Baliga, V. Rohan, D. J. Taber
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…
2019 American Transplant Congress
An Interesting Case of Proteinuria in Living Kidney Donor
A. Yadav, W. Maley, P. Singh
Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA
*Purpose: Evaluation for proteinuria is vital to assess suitability for live kidney donation. Living unrelated donor with orthostatic proteinuria was evaluated. This case highlights importance…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Nationwide Survey of Human T Cell Leukemia Virus Type 1-Infected Kidney Transplant Recipients in Japan
J. Yamauchi¹, Y. Yamano¹, M. Matsuoka², N. Ichimaru³, M. Nishikido⁴, Y. Shibagaki⁵, A. Sugitani⁶, N. Nakamura⁷, M. Mieno⁸, K. Yuzawa⁹
¹Department of Rare Diseases Research, Institute of Medical Science, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan, ²Institute for Virus Research, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan, ³Advanced Technology for Transplantation, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan, ⁴Blood Purification Center, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan, ⁵Department of Nephrology and Hypertention, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan, ⁶NHO Yonago Medical Center, Yonago, Japan, ⁷Fukuoka University, Fukuoka, Japan, ⁸Center for Information, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Japan, ⁹Department of Transplantation Surgery, National Hospital Organization Mito Medical Center, Ibaraki, Japan
*Purpose: Human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) infects 5 to 10 million people worldwide, and is endemic in Japan, sub-Saharan Africa, South America, and…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Comparison Of Estimating Glomerular Filtration Equations In Living Kidney Donor Candidates Prior To Donation
S. Hebert¹, J. Xu², H. Ibrahim¹
¹Nephrology, Hypertension and Transplantation, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX, ²Houston Methodist Research Institute, Houston, TX
*Purpose: Serum creatinine-based estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) models have been shown to over- or underestimate measured iohexol GFR (mGFR), but it is unclear if…

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