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Editor, Senior Moderator
Emerg Infect Dis
. 2020 Dec 16;27(2).
doi: 10.3201/eid2702.204046. Online ahead of print.
SARS-CoV-2 Infections among Recent Organ Recipients, March-May 2020, United States
Jefferson M Jones, Ian Kracalik, Meenakshi M Rana, Ann Nguyen, Brian C Keller, Aaron Mishkin, Charles Hoopes, Thomas Kaleekal, Abhinav Humar, Juan Vilaro, Gene Im, Lou Smith, April Justice, Collette Leaumont, Stephen Lindstrom, Brett Whitaker, Ricardo M La Hoz, Marian G Michaels, David Klassen, Wendi Kuhnert, Sridhar V Basavaraju
Abstract
We conducted public health investigations of 8 organ transplant recipients who tested positive for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection. Findings suggest the most likely source of transmission was community or healthcare exposure, not the organ donor. Transplant centers should educate transplant candidates and recipients about infection prevention recommendations.
Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; United States; coronavirus disease; organ transplantation; respiratory infections; retrospective studies; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; transplant recipients; viruses; zoonoses.
. 2020 Dec 16;27(2).
doi: 10.3201/eid2702.204046. Online ahead of print.
SARS-CoV-2 Infections among Recent Organ Recipients, March-May 2020, United States
Jefferson M Jones, Ian Kracalik, Meenakshi M Rana, Ann Nguyen, Brian C Keller, Aaron Mishkin, Charles Hoopes, Thomas Kaleekal, Abhinav Humar, Juan Vilaro, Gene Im, Lou Smith, April Justice, Collette Leaumont, Stephen Lindstrom, Brett Whitaker, Ricardo M La Hoz, Marian G Michaels, David Klassen, Wendi Kuhnert, Sridhar V Basavaraju
- PMID: 33327990
- DOI: 10.3201/eid2702.204046
Abstract
We conducted public health investigations of 8 organ transplant recipients who tested positive for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection. Findings suggest the most likely source of transmission was community or healthcare exposure, not the organ donor. Transplant centers should educate transplant candidates and recipients about infection prevention recommendations.
Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; United States; coronavirus disease; organ transplantation; respiratory infections; retrospective studies; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; transplant recipients; viruses; zoonoses.