| Title | Chagas seropositive donors in kidney transplantation |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2004 |
| Authors | Sousa AA, Lobo MC, Barbosa RA, Bello V |
| Journal | Transplantation Proceedings |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pagination | 868 - 9 |
| Date Published | May |
| ISSN | 0041-1345 (Print) 0041-1345 (Linking) |
| Accession Number | 15194296 |
| Keywords | *Tissue Donors, Chagas Disease / prevention & control / *transmission, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Kidney, Kidney Transplantation / *physiology, Male, Nitroimidazoles / *therapeutic use, Time Factors, Trypanocidal Agents / *therapeutic use |
| Abstract | Among 239 kidney transplantations between September 1992 and September 1997, nine recipients' kidneys were obtained from Chagas seropositive donors. All of these patients were treated with benznidazole (5 mg/kg/d) for 14 days starting on day 0. None of them experienced acute Chagas disease or seroconversion even after 10 years follow-up. We concluded that, due to cadaver shortage, donors with positive serology for Chagas disease should not be excluded. |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.transproceed.2004.03.113 |
| Alternate Journal | Transplant Proc |
| Notify Library Reference ID | 1427 |
