Jefferson M Jones, Avinash Agarwal, Anne C Moorman, Megan G Hofmeister, John C Hulse, Max O Meneveau, Tonya Mixon-Hayden, Sumathi Ramachandran, Christopher M Jones, Stephanie Kellner, Daniel Ferrell, Costi D Sifri
UNLABELLED: Donor-derived transmission of infections is a rare complication of kidney transplant. Hepatitis A virus (HAV) is a common cause of acute viral hepatitis worldwide, but donor-derived transmission to organ recipients has been reported in the literature only twice previously. The timeline for HAV incubation and clearance in transplant recipients is not well understood. METHODS: In 2018, 2 kidneys and a liver were procured from a deceased donor resident of Kentucky, one of many states that was experiencing an HAV outbreak associated with person-to-person transmission through close contact, primarily among people who reported drug use...
August 2023: Transplantation Direct