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Case Reports
. 2021 Nov;21(11):3804-3805.
doi: 10.1111/ajt.16706. Epub 2021 Jun 19.

Successful transplantation of organs from a deceased donor with early SARS-CoV-2 infection

Abhay Dhand  1   2 , Alan Gass  3 , Seigo Nishida  2 , Masashi Kai  2 , Karen Berger  2 , David Wolf  1   2 , Suguru Ohira  2 , Hiroshi Sogawa  2 , Leslie Lee  1   4 , Edward Lebovics  1 , Chad Ezzell  5 , Thomas Diflo  2 , David Spielvogel  2 , Rifat Latifi  2 , Amy L Friedman  5
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Successful transplantation of organs from a deceased donor with early SARS-CoV-2 infection

Abhay Dhand et al. Am J Transplant. 2021 Nov.
No abstract available

Keywords: clinical research/practice; donors and donation: deceased; donors and donation: donor-derived infections; infection and infectious agents - viral; infectious disease; organ acceptance; organ allocation; organ procurement and allocation.

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Patient characteristics and outcomes of transplantation from SARS-CoV-2 infected donor. ALT, alanine aminotransferase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; CABG, coronary artery bypass; COVID-19, coronavirus disease-2019; CT, computerized tomography; ECMO, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; IS, immune-suppression; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; MELD, model for end-stage liver disease; mg/dl, milligrams/deciliter; MI, myocardial infarction; mRNA, messenger ribonucleic acid; MVR, mitral valve repair; PCR, polymerase chain reaction; SARS-CoV-2, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2; u/L, units/liter; US, ultrasound
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