A syphilis-positive organ donor -- management of the cardiac transplant recipient: a case report and review of the literature.

TitleA syphilis-positive organ donor -- management of the cardiac transplant recipient: a case report and review of the literature.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2012
AuthorsMarek A, Inkster T
JournalSexually transmitted diseases//Sex Transm Dis
Volume39
Issue6
Pagination485 - 6
Date Published2012
ISBN Number1537-4521
Other Numbersu9g, 7705941
Keywords*Heart Transplantation/ae [Adverse Effects], *Heart/mi [Microbiology], *Syphilis/pc [Prevention & Control], *Tissue Donors, *Treponema pallidum/ip [Isolation & Purification], Adult, Humans, Male, Practice Guidelines as Topic, Syphilis/dt [Drug Therapy], Syphilis/mi [Microbiology], Syphilis/tm [Transmission], Treatment Outcome
Abstract

Syphilis as a public health problem has not been resolved. Because donor organs are scarce, Treponema pallidum seropositivity is no longer considered a contraindication to transplant. However, there is little guidance on the management and monitoring on the recipient of organs from patients with syphilis. We present a case of a patient successfully transplanted with a heart from a seropositive donor and a review of the literature.
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