@article {721,
	title = {An update on donor-derived disease transmission in organ transplantation},
	journal = {American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons},
	volume = {11},
	year = {2011},
	note = {Ison, M G Nalesnik, M A},
	month = {Jun},
	pages = {1123 - 30},
	type = {Review},
	edition = {40632},
	abstract = {Several recent donor-to-recipient disease transmissions have highlighted the importance of this rare complication of solid organ transplantation. The epidemiology of donor-derived disease transmissions in the United States has been described through reports to the Organ Procurement and Transplant Network (OPTN); these reports are reviewed and categorized by the ad hoc Disease Transmission Advisory Committee (DTAC); additional data comes through the published literature. From these reports, it is possible to estimate that donor-derived disease transmission complicates less than 1\% of all transplant procedures but when a transmission occurs, significant morbidity and mortality can result. Only through continued presentation of the available data can continuous quality improvements be made. As the epidemiology of donor-derived disease transmission has become better understood, several groups have been working on methods to further mitigate this risk.},
	keywords = {*Disease Transmission, Infectious, *Tissue Donors, Humans, Neoplasms / etiology, Organ Transplantation / *adverse effects, United States},
	issn = {1600-6143 (Electronic) 1600-6135 (Linking)},
	doi = {10.1111/j.1600-6143.2011.03493.x},
	author = {Ison,M. G. and Nalesnik,M. A.}
}
