Transplant Infectious Disease
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Transplant Infectious Disease section of TTS - global community interested in promoting research and education in preventing, diagnosing and managing infectious diseases in transplant recipients.
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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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@ishlt.bsky.social @idsky.bsky.social
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
@aussiedocwolfe.bsky.social @mady247.bsky.social
@ishlt.bsky.social @idsky.bsky.social
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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April 4, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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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
@aussiedocwolfe.bsky.social @mady247.bsky.social
@ishlt.bsky.social @idsky.bsky.social
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
@aussiedocwolfe.bsky.social @mady247.bsky.social
@ishlt.bsky.social @idsky.bsky.social
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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HIV should not be a barrier. Fortunately, things are steadily improving:
#HOPEAct
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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 …
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March 20, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
HIV should not be a barrier. Fortunately, things are steadily improving:
#HOPEAct
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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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.
#IDSky blogs.jwatch.org/hiv-id-obser...
@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.
#IDSky blogs.jwatch.org/hiv-id-obser...
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...
blogs.jwatch.org
March 6, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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.
#IDSky blogs.jwatch.org/hiv-id-obser...
@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.
#IDSky blogs.jwatch.org/hiv-id-obser...
#Measles
#Transplantation
If you want to learn more about how your transplant teams and patients should respond to measles - great webinar coming next week!
@kottonnelson.bsky.social @jobadd.bsky.social
#Transplantation
If you want to learn more about how your transplant teams and patients should respond to measles - great webinar coming next week!
@kottonnelson.bsky.social @jobadd.bsky.social
March 6, 2025 at 1:21 PM
#Measles
#Transplantation
If you want to learn more about how your transplant teams and patients should respond to measles - great webinar coming next week!
@kottonnelson.bsky.social @jobadd.bsky.social
#Transplantation
If you want to learn more about how your transplant teams and patients should respond to measles - great webinar coming next week!
@kottonnelson.bsky.social @jobadd.bsky.social
#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!
tts.org/tid-guidelin...
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!
tts.org/tid-guidelin...
TID Measles Guidance - TID Guidance August 2024
The Transplantation Society will provide the focus for global leadership in transplantation: development of the science and clinical practice, scientific communication, continuing education, guidance ...
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March 6, 2025 at 1:17 PM
#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!
tts.org/tid-guidelin...
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!
tts.org/tid-guidelin...
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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Worth reading through, and pondering how transplant impacted ... #IDSky
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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
academic.oup.com
December 5, 2024 at 4:27 AM
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
academic.oup.com/cid/advance-...
Worth reading through, and pondering how transplant impacted ... #IDSky
academic.oup.com/cid/advance-...
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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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...
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December 5, 2024 at 4:24 AM
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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