Prospective Evaluations of Infectious Complication in Lung Transplant Recipients

Description

The primary aim of this study is to determine prospectively the viral and C. pneumoniae infection prevalence and outcomes of infections in lung transplant recipients. The study will also determine the correlation of C. pneumoniae infection with the development of obliterans in lung transplant recipients.

Conditions

Disorder Related to Lung Transplantation, Bronchiolitis Obliterans

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

The primary aim of this study is to determine prospectively the viral and C. pneumoniae infection prevalence and outcomes of infections in lung transplant recipients. The study will also determine the correlation of C. pneumoniae infection with the development of obliterans in lung transplant recipients.

Prospective Evaluations of Infectious Complications in Lung Transplant Recipients

Prospective Evaluations of Infectious Complication in Lung Transplant Recipients

Condition
Disorder Related to Lung Transplantation
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Pittsburgh

University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15213

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Patients who have undergone lung transplantation or will undergo a lung transplant at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and are alive following transplant period will be eligible for the study.
  • * Subjects not willing to participate in the research study.

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

University of Pittsburgh,

EJ Kwak, MD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

Study Record Dates

2025-12