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Clinical Microbiology Reviews, January 2008, p. 60-96, Vol. 21, No. 1
0893-8512/08/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/CMR.00021-07
Copyright © 2008, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Transmission of Tropical and Geographically Restricted Infections during Solid-Organ Transplantation

P. Martín-Dávila,1,2* J. Fortún,1,2 R. López-Vélez,1,3 F. Norman,3 M. Montes de Oca,3 P. Zamarrón,3 M. I. González,3 A. Moreno,4 T. Pumarola,5 G. Garrido,6 A. Candela,7 and S. Moreno1

Infectious Diseases Department, Ramon y Cajal Hospital, Madrid, Spain,1 Transplant Infectious Diseases Team, Ramon y Cajal Hospital, Madrid, Spain,2 Tropical and Travel Medicine Unit, Ramon y Cajal Hospital, Madrid, Spain,3 Infectious Diseases Department, Clinic Hospital, Barcelona, Spain,4 Microbiology Department, Clinic Hospital, Barcelona, Spain,5 Spanish Transplantation Network, Madrid, Spain,6 Anaesthesiology Department, Transplant Program, Ramon y Cajal Hospital, Madrid, Spain7

In recent years, the increasing number of donors from different regions of the world is providing a new challenge for the management and selection of suitable donors. This is a worldwide problem in most countries with transplantation programs, especially due to the increase in immigration and international travel. This paper elaborates recommendations regarding the selection criteria for donors from foreign countries who could potentially transmit tropical or geographically restricted infections to solid-organ transplant recipients. For this purpose, an extensive review of the medical literature focusing on viral, fungal, and parasitic infections that could be transmitted during transplantation from donors who have lived or traveled in countries where these infections are endemic has been performed, with special emphasis on tropical and imported infections. The review also includes cases described in the literature as well as risks of transmission during transplantation, microbiological tests available, and recommendations for each infection. A table listing different infectious agents with their geographic distributions and specific recommendations is included.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Servicio de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Hospital Ramón y Cajal, Ctra. Colmenar km. 9,100, 28034 Madrid, Spain. Phone: 34 913368710. Fax: 34 913368792. E-mail: pmartin.hrc{at}salud.madrid.org

Clinical Microbiology Reviews, January 2008, p. 60-96, Vol. 21, No. 1
0893-8512/08/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/CMR.00021-07
Copyright © 2008, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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