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Transplant Infectious Disease - 2

Chairpersons - Amit Jha, Jasmeet S Dhingra, Jatinder Pal Singh Saini, Neha Rastogi

🗓️ 22 Nov 2025 🕒 10:50 - 11:55 📍Hall A

Theme - Unravelling the prophylactic intricacies in Immunosuppressed

Objectives -

To understand infection risk and immune changes in liver failure and transplant settings.
To review practical approaches to antimicrobial and antiviral prophylaxis in liver transplant recipients.
To discuss current methods for preventing and managing CMV and other herpes viral infections.

Immune paralysis in liver failure

10:50 - 11:00 Didactic talk

Speaker: Neeraj Saraf

Peri transplant antimicrobial prophylaxis in Liver Transplantation recipients - Which, When and how long?

11:00 - 11:10 Didactic talk

Speaker: Deepali Kumar

Case based Panel Discussion: Alcoholic ACLF presenting with MELD 37 (after initial admission in local unit), proc al 2.5, blood c/s- no growth and TLC 20000/mm3, planned for an ABOi Liver Transplantation

Sub-topics:

1. How should the elevated TLC be interpreted in the context of ACLF? Is it indicative of an infection not detected by blood culture, or could it be related to the severe inflammation associated with ACLF?

2. In ALF we start prophylactic antibiotics and anti-fungal: Does same holds true for ACLF, High MELD

3. What role do other inflammatory markers (e.g., CRP, procalcitonin) play in guiding management decisions in this patient? Practice in Panelists unit

11:10 - 11:35 Panel Discussion

Moderator : Rakhi Maiwall

Panelists: Ankit Mittal, Imtiakum Jamir, Naveen Ganjoo, Pavan Hanchanale, Vikas Deswal

CMV and other Herpes viral infections in liver Transplant Recipients: Prevention and management in the present era

11:35 - 11:45 Didactic Talk

Speaker: Atul Humar

Q&A

11:45 - 11:55

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