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Screening recipients of increased risk donor organs: A multicenter retrospective study
Author(s) -
Ison Michael G.,
Rana Meenakshi M.,
Brizendine Kyle D.,
Chimienti Sonia,
Le Jade,
Kfoury Rosette,
Mohazabnia Parvin,
Theodoropoulos Nicole
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
transplant infectious disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.69
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1399-3062
pISSN - 1398-2273
DOI - 10.1111/tid.12862
Subject(s) - medicine , serology , hepatitis b virus , retrospective cohort study , transplantation , transmission (telecommunications) , hepatitis c virus , immunology , virus , antibody , electrical engineering , engineering
Organ Procurement & Transplantation Network policy requires post‐transplant screening of recipients of organs from donors at increased risk for transmission of HIV , hepatitis B virus, and hepatitis C virus. Available data suggest that follow‐up testing of recipients is not routinely conducted. Data on increased risk donors and recipients of their organs from 2008 to 2012 were retrospectively collected from 6 transplant centers after IRB approval. Descriptive statistics were performed. About 363 (60%) recipients were screened for transmission of HIV , HBV , and/or HCV at some time point; 257 (70.8%) within 90 days of transplant. The type of test used to screen for infection was variable with many recipients (25%‐43%) screened with serology alone. Our results reveal that post‐transplant screening for HIV , HBV , and HCV in recipients of increased risk donor organs did not universally occur and testing methods were variable.