An autopsy ‐based study of Trypanosoma cruzi persistence in organs of chronic chagasic patients and its relevance for transplantation

ConclusionsWe concluded that, aside from the heart, the other solid organs of T. cruzi‐infected donors can be used for transplantation with a lot of caution. Such organs are not safe in the view of previous reports of CD transmission, but seem to present a low T. cruzi load compared to the heart.

Source: Transplant Infectious Disease - October 25, 2017 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Luiz A. Benvenuti, Alessandra Rogg ério, Marta M. Cavalcanti, Anna S. Nishiya, José E. Levi Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research