Title | Organ transplantation from a donor colonized with a multidrug-resistant organism: a case report. |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2012 |
Authors | Goldberg E., Bishara J., Lev S., Singer P., Cohen J. |
Journal | //Transpl Infect Dis |
Volume | 14 |
Issue | 3 |
Pagination | 296 - 299 |
Date Published | 2012 |
ISBN Number | 1398-2273 |
Other Numbers | d1d, 100883688 |
Keywords | carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella, multidrug-resistant organisms, solid organ transplantation |
Abstract | colon; The number of intensive care unit patients with infections caused by multidrug-resistant organisms is increasing in most developed countries. We report the case of a deceased multiorgan donor, who was an asymptomatic carrier of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CR-KP) in the respiratory tract, a condition that was not diagnosed before organ harvesting and transplantation. The outcome of the 2 kidney recipients, the liver recipient, and 1 of the lung recipients was uneventful; in particular, no evidence of infection transmission or adverse graft outcomes was noted. The other lung recipient had a complicated postoperative course and, 4 weeks post transplantation, he developed a bacteremic pneumonia with CR-KP from which he subsequently died. These results suggest that, in well defined conditions, organs from donors who are CR-KP positive may be considered for transplantation., Copyright (C) 2012 Blackwell Publishing Ltd. |
Notify Library Reference ID | 4307 |
Organ transplantation from a donor colonized with a multidrug-resistant organism: a case report.
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