[Correspondence] Helminths in organ transplantation

The aim of the Review1 recently published by Andrew J R Cooper and colleagues was “to catalogue all clinically-relevant helminthiases that have been reported to coincide with transplantation”. In this context, regardless of whether the transplanted organ was the point of entry of the helminth into the recipient or the helminthiasis was a consequence of the subsequent immunosu ppresion, only those helminths capable of multiplying in human beings—thus increasing their number—and able to invade various organs and tissues are, in my opinion, relevant and deserve special attention.
Source: The Lancet Infectious Diseases - Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Tags: Correspondence Source Type: research