
Recommendations for management of Chagas disease in organ and hematopoietic tissue transplantation programs in nonendemic areas
2011; Elsevier BV; Volume: 25; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1016/j.trre.2010.12.002
ISSN1557-9816
AutoresMaría‐Jesús Pinazo, B Miranda, Camino Rodrı́guez-Villar, Javier Altclas, Mercè Brunet Serra, Elías Cañas García-Otero, Eros Antônio de Almeida, Manuel de la Mata García, Joaquím Gascón, Magdalena García Rodríguez, Nicolás Manito, Asunción Moreno Camacho, Federico Oppenheimer, Sabino Puente, Adelina Riarte, Joaquín Salas-Coronas, Miguel Salavert, Guillermo Sanz, Faustino Torrico, Diego Torrús, Piedad Ussetti, Maria Aparecida Shikanai‐Yasuda,
Tópico(s)Research on Leishmaniasis Studies
ResumoThe substantial immigration into Spain from endemic areas of Chagas disease such as Latin America has increased the number of potential donors of organs and tissues. In addition, an increasing number of patients with advanced Chagas heart disease may eventually be eligible to receive a heart transplant, a universally accepted therapeutic strategy for the advanced stages of this disease. Therefore, it is necessary to establish protocols for disease management. This document is intended to establish the guidelines to be followed when a potential donor or a tissue or organ recipient is potentially affected by Chagas disease and summarizes the action criteria against the possibility of Chagas disease transmission through the donation of organs, tissues, or hematopoietic stem cells and aims to help professionals working in this field. A single registry of transplants in Trypanosoma cruzi infected donors and/or recipients will provide and disseminate experience in this area, which has shown a low recorded incidence to date.
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