Falciparum malaria transmitted by a thick blood smear negative kidney donor.
This report describes a case of P. falciparum transmission by a recent-immigrant renal donor. The donor tested negative upon microscopy of a thick blood smear. The diagnosis was made after analysis of a Quantified Buffy Coat. In our opinion, a renal donor from a malaria endemic country should be pre-treated with antimalarials.
Bemelman
Frederike
F
Department of Nephrology, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
De Blok
Koen
K
De Vries
Peter
P
Surachno
S
S
Ten Berge
Ineke
I
D000328:Adult; D000962:Antimalarials / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001774:Blood Chemical Analysis; D005189:False Positive Reactions; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006085:Graft Survival; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D019520:Living Donors; D016778:Malaria, Falciparum / Q000635:transmission*; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D018570:Risk Assessment; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000962:Antimalarials