Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 2020 Oct;38(8):379-389.
doi: 10.1016/j.eimc.2019.10.016. Epub 2019 Dec 24.

Executive summary of the Consensus Statement of the Transplant Infection Study Group (GESITRA) of the Spanish Society of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology (SEIMC) and the National Transplant Organization (ONT) on the Selection Criteria of Donors of Solid Organs in relation to Infectious Diseases

[Article in English, Spanish]
Oscar Len  1 , Ibai Los-Arcos  2 , José María Aguado  3 , Marino Blanes  4 , Marta Bodro  5 , Jordi Carratalà  6 , Elisa Cordero  7 , María Carmen Fariñas  8 , Mario Fernández-Ruiz  3 , Jesús Fortún  9 , Joan Gavaldà  2 , Francisco López-Medrano  3 , Rogelio López-Vélez  9 , Carlos Lumbreras  3 , Beatriz Mahillo  10 , María Ángeles Marcos  11 , Pilar Martin-Dávila  9 , José Miguel Montejo  12 , Asunción Moreno  5 , Patricia Muñoz  13 , Francesca Norman  9 , José Luis Pérez-Sáenz  14 , Tomás Pumarola  2 , Núria Sabé  6 , Rafael San-Juan  3 , Elisa Vidal  15 , Beatriz Domínguez-Gil  10 ; Transplant Infection Study Group GESITRA of the Spanish Society of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology SEIMC the National Transplant Organization ONT
Affiliations

Executive summary of the Consensus Statement of the Transplant Infection Study Group (GESITRA) of the Spanish Society of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology (SEIMC) and the National Transplant Organization (ONT) on the Selection Criteria of Donors of Solid Organs in relation to Infectious Diseases

[Article in English, Spanish]
Oscar Len et al. Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin (Engl Ed). 2020 Oct.

Abstract

The immunosuppressive treatment that recipients receive from a solid organ transplantation hinders the defensive response to infection. Its transmission from the donor can cause dysfunction or loss of the graft and even death of the recipient if proper preventive measures are not established. This potential risk should be thoroughly evaluated to minimise the risk of infection transmission from donor to recipient, especially with organ transplantation from donors with infections, without increasing graft dysfunction and morbidity and mortality in the recipient. This document aims to review current knowledge about infection screening in potential donors and offer clinical and microbiological recommendations about the use of organs from donors with infection based on available scientific evidence.

Keywords: Donación; Donation; Infección; Infection; Solid organ transplantation; Transmisión; Transmission; Trasplante de órgano sólido.

PubMed Disclaimer

Publication types

LinkOut - more resources