Plasmodium falciparum

Record number:

671

Adverse Occurrence type:

Plasmodium

MPHO Type:

Liver

Time to detection:

3 - 8 days

Alerting signals, symptoms, evidence of occurrence:

Fever, anemia, thrombocytopenia, blood smear, transaminitis, renal failure, neurological symptoms, coma, multi-organ failure; asymptomatic parasitemia

Demonstration of imputability or root cause:

In all cases, donor had been to or resided in a malaria endemic region (sometimes long before donation), was asymptomatic and was tested retrospectively. Recipients from common donors became infected and those who were diagnosed very early and treated pre-emptively did well, in contrast to symptomatic patients. (Ref 335) Donor returned from Togo 10 days before donation, retrospectively tested positive (serology and blood film). Recipients of liver, heart and both kidneys became infected. High parasitemia and significant symptoms in liver and heart recipients. Renal recipients treated pre-emptively, remained asymptomatic.

Imputability grade:

3 Definite/Certain/Proven

Keywords:

MOF (multiple organ failure)