Use of SARS-CoV-2-infected deceased organ donors: Should we always "just say no?"

Kates, Olivia S; Fisher, Cynthia E; Rakita, Robert M; Reyes, Jorge D; Limaye, Ajit P

Kates, Olivia S; Fisher, Cynthia E; Rakita, Robert M; Reyes, Jorge D; Limaye, Ajit P.

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Kates OS; Division of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.
Fisher CE; Division of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.
Rakita RM; Division of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.
Reyes JD; Division of Transplant Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.
Limaye AP; Division of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.

Am J Transplant ; 20(7): 1787-1794, 2020 Jul.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32400087

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Coronavirus Infections/prevention & control; Coronavirus Infections/transmission; Pandemics/prevention & control; Pneumonia, Viral/prevention & control; Pneumonia, Viral/transmission; Tissue Donors; Tissue and Organ Procurement/standards; Tissue and Organ Procurement/trends; Betacoronavirus; COVID-19; Ethics, Medical; Heart/virology; Heart Transplantation/adverse effects; Heart Transplantation/trends; Humans; Liver/virology; Liver Transplantation/adverse effects; Liver Transplantation/trends; Lung/virology; Occupational Exposure; SARS-CoV-2; Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome/prevention & control; Tissue and Organ Procurement/ethics; Waiting Lists

Key words

donors and donation: deceased; donors and donation: donor-derived infections; editorial/personal viewpoint; ethics; ethics and public policy; infection and infectious agents - viral; infectious disease; organ acceptance; organ procurement and allocation; organ transplantation in general

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pneumonia, Viral / Tissue Donors / Tissue and Organ Procurement / Coronavirus Infections / Pandemics Type of study: Guideline Limits: Humans Language: En Journal: Am J Transplant Journal subject: TRANSPLANTE Year: 2020 Type: Article Affiliation country: United States

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