Unusually high incidence of positive HTLV I/II results among young female organ donors in the peripartum period.
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.
Molmenti
Ernesto P
EP
Baylor University Medical Center, Transplantation Services, Dallas, Texas 75246, USA.
Smith
Douglas M
DM
Molmenti
Hebe
H
Fasola
Carlos G
CG
Aguanno
James J
JJ
Savino
Adria C
AC
Peterson
Tammie S
TS
Barshes
Valerie
V
Levy
Marlon F
MF
Goldstein
Robert M
RM
Klintmalm
Goran B
GB
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
D015481:HTLV-I Antibodies; D015482:HTLV-II Antibodies