title: Unusually high incidence of positive HTLV I/II results among young female organ donors in the peripartum period.
abstract: HTLV I and II are unusual retroviruses associated with multiple neurologic and hematologic disorders. We observed an unusually high incidence of HTLV I-II seropositivity among young and middle-aged female organ donors, especially among those in the peripartum period. Ethical issues may arise when informing the families as well as when deciding whether to use organs from these donors. Further confirmatory tests may be difficult to obtain because of time and economic constraints associated with organ procurement.
authors.affiliation: Baylor University Medical Center, Transplantation Services, Dallas, Texas 75246, USA.
authors.forename: Ernesto P
authors.initials: EP
authors.lastname: Molmenti
authors.forename: Douglas M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Hebe
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Molmenti
authors.forename: Carlos G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Fasola
authors.forename: James J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Aguanno
authors.forename: Adria C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Savino
authors.forename: Tammie S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Peterson
authors.forename: Valerie
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Barshes
authors.forename: Marlon F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Levy
authors.forename: Robert M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Goldstein
authors.forename: Goran B
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Klintmalm
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D015481:HTLV-I Antibodies / Q000097:blood*; D015482:HTLV-II Antibodies / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008875:Middle Aged; D049590:Postpartum Period; D011247:Pregnancy; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D014019:Tissue Donors; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement
chemical_list: D015481:HTLV-I Antibodies; D015482:HTLV-II Antibodies