West Nile virus infections in organ transplant recipients--New York and Pennsylvania, August-September, 2005.
In September 2005, West Nile virus (WNV) infection was confirmed in three of four recipients of organs transplanted from a common donor. Two recipients subsequently had neuroinvasive disease, one recipient had asymptomatic WNV infection, and a fourth recipient apparently was not infected. This report summarizes the ongoing investigation. Clinicians should be aware of the potential for transplant-associated transmission of infectious disease.
D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects; D016040:Lung Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects; D009518:New York; D016377:Organ Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010414:Pennsylvania; D019737:Transplants / Q000821:virology*; D014901:West Nile Fever / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000635:transmission*; D014902:West Nile virus / Q000302:isolation & purification*