Abstract
Summary of potential donor-derived infectious diseasetransmissions reported to the United States organ procurementand transplantation network 2005–2011 (2)Number of Number ofNumber recipients with DDI-attributableInfection of donor confirmed recipienttype reports transmission deathsViruses 1 166 48 16Bacteria 2 118 34 9Fungi 3 75 31 10Mycobacteria 4 53 10 3Parasites 5 35 22 7 1 Viruses: adenovirus, HBV, HCV, HEV, HIV, HTLV, herpes simplex,influenza, LCMV, parainfluenza (PIV)-3, parvovirus B19, rabies,West Nile virus. 2 Bacteria: Acinetobacter, Brucella, Enterococcus (including VRE),Ehrlichiaspp,E.coli,Gram-positivebacteria,Klebsiella,Legionella,Listeria, Borrelia burgdorferi, Nocardia, Pseudomonas, RockyMountain Spotted Fever, Serratia, S. aureus (MRSA), Streptococ-cus spp, Treponema pallidum, Veillonella;bacterialmeningitis&bacterial emboli. 3 Fungi: Aspergillus spp, Candida spp, Coccidioides imitis, Cryp-tococcus neoformans, Histoplasma capsulatum, Scopulariopsis,zygomyces. 4 Mycobacteria: tuberculosis, non-TB mycobacteria.
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