2019 American Transplant Congress
A Comparison of Cell-Mediated Immune Responses among Organ Transplant Recipients Receiving High-Dose vs Standard-Dose Influenza Vaccine
University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
*Purpose: The High-dose (HD) influenza vaccine has been shown to induce better humoral immunity than the standard-dose (SD) vaccine in solid organ transplant (SOT) patients.…2019 American Transplant Congress
Vaccination Rates and Relation to Health Beliefs in Inner-City Kidney Transplant Recipients (KTRs)
SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY
*Purpose: Prophylaxis against viral and bacterial infections as outlined by guidelines issued by the 2013 Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) Clinical Practice Guideline for…2019 American Transplant Congress
A CMV Vaccine Based on Non-Replicating Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis Virus Vectors Expressing gB and pp65 is Safe and Immunogenic in Healthy Volunteers and Entering a Phase 2 Trial in Kidney Transplant Recipients
*Purpose: Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a significant pathogen in pregnancy and immunocompromised patients. Antiviral prophylaxis is limited by toxicities, recurrent infection, and resistance. A safe and…2019 American Transplant Congress
Vaccine Response as a Predictor of Kidney Transplant Rejection and Serious Infection
Department of Nephrology, Monash Health, Clayton, Australia
*Purpose: Vaccination generates immune memory, including antibodies against harmful pathogens. Transplant immunosuppression prevents similar processes occurring against alloantigens. Transplant recipients have significantly reduced seroresponses to…2019 American Transplant Congress
A Nurse-Driven Influenza Vaccine Ordering Protocol Improves Vaccination Rates in Abdominal Organ Transplant Recipients
*Purpose: Solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients are at increased risk of influenza infection and severe influenza-related complications. The influenza vaccine is a safe and effective…2019 American Transplant Congress
Need For Protocol Driven Mmr/vzv Serologic Screening
*Purpose: The current American Society of Transplantation-ID guidelines recommend the MMR and VZV serologic screening pre transplantation for of all persons born after 1956. MMR…2019 American Transplant Congress
Room for Improvement: Adherence to Vaccination Recommendations in a Heart Transplant Cohort
Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
*Purpose: Vaccination of solid organ transplant (SOT) candidates and recipients is vital to decrease infection-related morbidity and mortality. However, published reports have shown that adherence…2019 American Transplant Congress
Hit Me with Your Best Shot! Multidisciplinary Team Approach to Live Vaccination Administration in Pediatric Transplant Candidates
Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
*Purpose: Pre-transplant live vaccination rates are suboptimal in pediatric patients with end-stage organ disease. Ensuring live vaccine administration prior to transplant (txp) confers the best…2019 American Transplant Congress
QA of MMR/VZV Protocol-Driven Serologic Screening and Infectious Disease Consultation (IDC) Are Strongly Recommended in Heart, Lung, Liver (HLL) SOTs
*Purpose: SOT recipients are at risk of acquiring life-threatening infections putting their graft and life at risk. Prevention, including immunization with live virus vaccines pre-transplantation…2019 American Transplant Congress
Pharmacist Impact on Vaccinations Rates in Cardiothoracic Transplant Recipients
William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital, Madison, WI
*Purpose: The purpose of this project is to determine the impact pharmacists have on cardiothoracic transplant recipients’ vaccination status at the time of transplant surgery.*Methods:…
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