Donor to recipient transmission of SARS-Cov-19

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Donor to recipient transmission of SARS-Cov-19 – Understanding The Facts Behind

It comes as no surprise that transplant surgery, along with virtually every other medical and surgical fields, have been severely impacted by the pandemic, with far-reaching and deadly outcomes for patients.

This fact sheet takes a look at a recent case report that details the first proven case of donor-derived COVID-19 infection in an organ transplant recipient.

Credits: Content – James Koay; Design – Chia Yen Lek (SIGMUM Committee of 2021/2022)

References

Kaul, D.R., Valesano, A.L., Petrie, J.G., Sagana, R., Lyu, D., Lin, J., Stoneman, E., Smith, L.M., Lephart, P. and Lauring, A.S. (2021), Donor to recipient transmission of SARS‐CoV‐2 by lung transplantation despite negative donor upper respiratory tract testing. Am J Transplant. https://doi.org/10.1111/ajt.16532