Transplant Infectious Disease

Kristen Panthagani, MD, PhD on Substack Prevention >>>> treatment. That's the beauty of vaccines. An animated, reimagined version of WSJ's measles visualization:

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Outcomes of lung transplantation from SARS-CoV-2 positive donors during the Omicron wave Early observations of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) transmission via lung transplantation have led to frequent discard …

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Duke presents their experience transplanting SARS-CoV-2 NAT+ organ donors, in the era of good vaccines, good treatments & Omicron.

Great outcomes!
11 D+ vs 192 D- donors

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HOPE in every breath and heartbeat: Understanding transplant eligibility, access barriers, and clinical outcomes in thoracic transplantation in persons with HIV Persons with human immunodeficiency virus (PWH) are living longer, leading to increased end-organ disease from chronic illness. Organ transplantation …

Persons with HIV often can't find their way into transplant programs & face persistent institutional stigma. Thoracic transplant is especially restrictive.

HIV should not be a barrier. Fortunately, things are steadily improving:
#HOPEAct

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What is the Future of Treatments for COVID-19? In this raging flu season, where people with influenza-related illness outnumber those with COVID-19 for the first time since the pandemic hit in 2020, we might be fooled into thinking that we no long...

Remember #Covid? We STILL need better treatments.

@cidjournal.bsky.social just published an important clinical trial of ensitrelvir vs placebo.

Comments here, plus links to an excellent accompanying editorial by Drs Zim & @aussiedocwolfe.bsky.social.
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#Measles
#Transplantation

If you want to learn more about how your transplant teams and patients should respond to measles - great webinar coming next week!
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#measles
Good chance to remind Transplant community about a great shared document created in 2024 by TTS / TID and the @ishlt.bsky.social

We didn't know it would become so timely!
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? N.meningitidis? Seems too high a mortality rate for legionella, but perhaps. No discussion of VHF thankfully. Y.pestis? Cluster of H5 or imported MERs?? lots to evaluate, and not much in the media gives clues yet...

HIV/AIDS and COVID-19: Shared Lessons from Two Pandemics The HIV/AIDS and COVID-19 pandemics hold important lessons for preparing for, and responding to, future infectious disease outbreaks. Eight lessons common

As we prep for winter, & see the uptick of H5 cases, the fatalities in Congo etc, worth considering a great viewpoint from two experts - reflecting on their shared experiences with HIV & COVID.

Worth reading through, and pondering how transplant impacted ... #IDSky

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WHO announces first prequalification of a tuberculosis diagnostic test The World Health Organization (WHO) has granted prequalification to the molecular diagnostic test for tuberculosis (TB) called Xpert® MTB/RIF Ultra. It is the first test for TB diagnosis and antibioti...

For our colleagues struggling with the daily realities of TB - especially in tricky patient populations like SOT - surely a helpful addition!! #IDSky

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... winter is coming...