title: Falciparum malaria transmitted by a thick blood smear negative kidney donor.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Frederike
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bemelman
authors.forename: Koen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: De Blok
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: De Vries
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Surachno
authors.forename: Ineke
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ten Berge
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000962:Antimalarials