Strategies for safe living among lung transplant recipients: a single-center survey

Transplant Infectious Disease : an Official Journal of the Transplantation Society
A JainD Kumar

Abstract

Lung transplant (LT) recipients are at high risk for infection owing to lifelong immunosuppression and direct communication of the graft with the environment. Guidelines have been established for safe-living strategies after transplantation. We conducted a survey of LT patients to determine compliance with these strategies. Adult LT outpatients completed a survey consisting of questions on a 5-point Likert scale with the following categories: hand washing, gardening, respiratory infections, food and water safety, animal contact, travel, and occupation. A total of 194 LT recipients completed the survey (age 54.4 ± 13.3 years; time post transplant 4.76 ± 3.5 years). Regular hand washing was practiced usually or always by 87.6%. Of those who worked with soil/gardened, 70/99 (70.7%) never wore a mask and 15.7% never wore gloves. Pet ownership was common (52%), but most patients used specific precautions during handling. Over one-third of patients continued employment after transplant but, of these, 56% had modified their occupation often because of perceived infectious risks. Most patients were fully compliant with influenza vaccination (92.3%). Patients <40 years of age were less likely to wear long-sleeved clothing in mosquito se...Continue Reading

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Jun 9, 2020·American Journal of Transplantation : Official Journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons·Shudhanshu AlishettiMarlena V Habal
May 19, 2020·American Journal of Transplantation : Official Journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons·Jean Kwun, Stuart Knechtle
Nov 26, 2019·American Journal of Transplantation : Official Journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons·Matti LindupMatteo Mombelli
Jul 30, 2021·Transplant Infectious Disease : an Official Journal of the Transplantation Society·Yoram A PuiusBarry S Zingman

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