Articles tagged "Vaccination"

2019 American Transplant Congress
A Nurse-Driven Influenza Vaccine Ordering Protocol Improves Vaccination Rates in Abdominal Organ Transplant Recipients
T. Ho¹, C. D. Sifri², J. D. Lewis³
¹Department of Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, ²Division of Infectious Diseases and International Health, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, ³Division of Infectious Diseases, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
*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
A. Agarwal¹, L. Brumble¹, H. Wadei², C. Libertin¹
¹Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, ²Department of Transplant, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL
*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
D. Jandhyala, J. D. Lewis
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
H. Corbo, K. Sprott, N. Pilch, K. Twombley, D. Taber
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
Z. Seckin, L. Brumble, C. Libertin
Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL
*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
K. Zaborowski, J. Dedering, R. Felkner
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:…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Yellow Fever and Renal Transplantation: Influence of Vaccination and Infection on the Emergence of Antibody-Mediated Rejection
M. V. Sousa¹, R. L. Zollner², R. S. Stucchi³, I. F. Boin⁴, E. C. Ataide⁴, M. Mazzali¹
¹Department of Internal Medicine - Division of Nephrology, University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil, ²Department of Internal Medicine, University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil, ³Department of Internal Medicine - Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil, ⁴Surgery Department, University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil
*Purpose: Yellow fever (YF) is a viral hemorrhagic disease transmitted by mosquitos, with variable clinical disease manifestations from a mild, undifferentiated febrile illness to severe…
2019 American Transplant Congress
The High Burden of Vaccine Preventable Infections Following Pediatric Solid Organ Transplant
A. G. Feldman¹, B. L. Beaty², D. Curtis³, E. Juarez-Colunga², A. Kempe⁴
¹Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, ²University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, ³Pediatric Infectious Diseases, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, ⁴Pediatrics, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO
*Purpose: Pediatric transplant recipients are at risk for vaccine preventable infections due to immunosuppression, suboptimal response to vaccines before and after transplant, and potential under-immunization…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Immunization Status at the Time of Pediatric Liver Transplant: A 1-year Study through The Society of Pediatric Liver Transplantation
A. G. Feldman¹, A. Kempe², B. L. Beaty³, R. Torres¹, D. Curtis⁴, S. S. Sundaram¹
¹Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, ²Pediatrics, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, ³University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, ⁴Pediatric Infectious Diseases, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO
*Purpose: Vaccine preventable infections are a serious and common complication following transplant. Immunizations are a minimally invasive and cost-effective approach to reducing infections. The objectives…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Barriers to Pre-Transplant Immunization: A Qualitative Study of Pediatric Liver-Transplant Stakeholders
A. G. Feldman¹, R. Marsh², A. Kempe³, M. Morris²
¹Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, ²University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, ³Pediatrics, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO
*Purpose: Less than 30% of pediatric liver transplant recipients are up-to-date on age-appropriate immunizations at the time of transplant despite being at high-risk for infections…