Articles tagged "Vaccination"

2021 American Transplant Congress
Attitudes Towards Covid-19 Vaccination in an Inner-city Population of Kidney Transplant Patients (Ktx)
P. Kerner, A. Imas, G. Udod, L. Gruffi, M. Goldberg, A. Saleh, K. Cruickshank, M. Markell
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, NY
*Purpose: Kidney transplant recipients are at high risk for complications from COVID-19 infection and prevention is important. We studied attitudes toward vaccines including willingness to…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Profile of SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies in Patients Awaiting Kidney Transplantation
L. Muir¹, A. Jaffer², C. Rees-Spear¹, V. Gopalan², F. Chang², G. Vaitkute¹, R. Fernando³, C. Roustan⁴, A. Rosa⁴, C. Earl⁴, A. Salama², P. Cherepanov⁴, L. E. McCoy¹, R. Motallebzadeh²
¹Institute of Immunity & Transplantation, University College London, London, United Kingdom, ²Nephrology & Transplantation, Royal Free London Hospital NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom, ³Anthony Nolan Institute, Royal Free London Hospital NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom, ⁴The Francis Crick Institute, London, United Kingdom
*Purpose: Patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) represent an extremely vulnerable group with many risk factors for adverse outcomes following SARS-CoV-2 infection. Key questions pertaining…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Influenza-Associated Hospitalizations in Pediatric Solid Organ Transplant Recipients
Z. Haddadin¹, V. Probst¹, H. Rahman¹, M. Hall², C. Thurm², N. Halasa¹, J. Godown³, D. E. Dulek¹
¹Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, ²Children's Hospital Association, Lenexa, KS, ³Pediatric Cardiology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
*Purpose: Pediatric solid organ transplant (pSOT) recipients are at high risk for severe influenza virus infection. Data regarding the incidence, morbidity, mortality, and economic burden…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Incident Influenza Cases and Missed Opportunities for Vaccination among Solid Organ Transplant Recipients
D. Abraham, H. J. Neumann, S. A. Mehta
New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY
*Purpose: The aim of this study was to identify missed opportunities for high-dose (HD) influenza vaccination among solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients and improve influenza…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Infectious Disease Intervention on Vaccine Compliance in Pediatric Heart Transplant Patients
S. R. Lauhon¹, G. Stendahl², P. Simpson³, S. J. Kindel², A. R. Punnoose², A. R. Huppler²
¹Medical College of Wisconsin, Wauwatosa, WI, ²Department of Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Wauwatosa, WI, ³Division of Quantitative Health Sciences, Medical College of Wisconsin, Wauwatosa, WI
*Purpose: This study assesses the impact of including an Infectious Disease (ID) component in the pre-transplant evaluation on patients’ compliance with the CDC recommended vaccination…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Pharmacist Initiated Hepatitis B Vaccinations in Liver Transplant Recipients
A. Reid¹, S. Todd¹, M. Morrison², A. Adams¹
¹Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, GA, ²Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
*Purpose: The risk of developing hepatitis B after liver transplantation remains high in nonimmune patients receiving an allograft from a hepatitis B core antibody positive…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Improving Vaccination Rates for Influenza and Pneumococcal Disease in Pediatric Kidney Transplant Recipients
A. M. McGrath¹, J. Baquir¹, L. Maestretti¹, G. James¹, K. DiNello¹, M. Patton¹, A. Fong¹, A. Gallo², V. Sigurjonsdottir², P. Grimm², A. Chaudhuri²
¹Pediatric Kidney Transplant, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford, Palo Alto, CA, ²Pediatric Kidney Transplant, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA
*Purpose: Pediatric renal transplant recipients are highly vulnerable to infections caused by influenza and pneumococcus and vaccines are recommended in this population. At our center,…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Incidence and Effects of Posttransplant Herpes Zoster in Adult Solid Organ Transplant Recipients : A Meta-Analysis
S. H. Han, D. Kwon
Yonsei University Health System, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
*Purpose: Recently, non-live recombinant subunit HZ vaccine showed highly effective for herpes zoster (HZ) in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Several observational studies reported various features…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Vaccine Safety Concerns and Relationship to Comfort with Provider Communication in a Population of Inner-City Kidney Transplant Recipients
T. Morancy, I. Nadeem, G. Cordero, D. Lee, M. Markell
SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY
*Purpose: Misperceptions and incorrect beliefs among patients may contribute to patient refusal of vaccines. We examined beliefs and sources of information in a population of…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Risk Factors for Losing Varicella Immunity after Pediatric Kidney Transplantation
H. Pizzo¹, J. Mirocha², J. Garrison¹, P. R. Soni³, S. Nadipuram³, D. Puliyanda¹
¹Pediatric Nephrology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, ²Biostatistics Core, Research Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, ³Pediatric Infectious Disease, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: Vaccination against varicella zoster (VZV) pre-kidney transplant (kid tx) can help prevent severe disseminated VZV disease in immunosuppressed patients (pts) post-tx. Despite confirmation of…