Donor-derived hepatitis C in the era of increasing intravenous drug use: A report of the Disease Transmission Advisory Committee.
Clin Transplant
; 32(10): e13370, 2018 10.
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ABSTRACT
The opioid epidemic has resulted in a potential increase in donors in the testing window period for hepatitis C virus (HCV). We analyzed HCV reports to the Disease Transmission Advisory Committee (DTAC) between 2008 and 2016 to estimate the risk of HCV transmission. In 15 of 95 (16%) reports, at least one recipient developed proven/probable donor-derived HCV resulting in 32 infected recipients. Seven transmissions occurred during the nucleic acid testing (NAT) window period; four occurred during serological window period. The other four transmission occurred due to human error (3) and false-negative serology (1). All seronegative-exposed liver and lung recipients contracted HCV; 18/21 (86%) kidney and 3/4 (75%) heart recipients developed HCV. Four transmitting donors died of intravenous drug overdose, three in 2016 and one in 2012. Among donors with a history of intravenous drug use (IVDU), drug intoxication as a mechanism of death, or increased risk status, and negative screening HCV testing, the risk of transmission to a recipient was about 1 in 1000. The overall risk of transmitting HCV from NAT-negative donors with IVDU is low and consistent with modeling data. This information may be helpful to clinicians counseling potential recipients offered these organs.
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Assunto principal:
Doadores de Tecidos
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Obtenção de Tecidos e Órgãos
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Abuso de Substâncias por Via Intravenosa
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Transplante de Órgãos
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Hepatite C
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Seleção do Doador
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Usuários de Drogas
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2018
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Article