Transplantation and tropical infectious diseases.
The number of transplant recipients with tropical infectious diseases is growing due to increasing international travel and the rising number of transplants taking place in the tropics and subtropics. With increases in population migration, the prevalence of individuals infected with geographically restricted organisms also rises. There are three potential categories of tropical infections in transplant patients: (1) donor-related infections transmitted by the graft or through transfusion of blood products; (2) reactivation or recrudescence of latent infections in the donor recipient; and (3) de novo acquisition of infection in the post-transplant period through the traditional route of infection. We present an overall discussion of the association of parasitic (protozoa and helminths) and non-parasitic (viral, bacterial, and fungal) tropical infectious diseases and solid-organ and hematopoietic transplantation. We also suggest potential screening guidelines for some of these tropical infections.
Franco-Paredes
Carlos
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Division of Infectious Diseases, Emory University School of Medicine, 550 Peachtree Street, MOT 7th Floor TravelWell, Atlanta, GA 30308, USA. cfranco@sph.emory.edu
Jacob
Jesse T
JT
Hidron
Alicia
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Rodriguez-Morales
Alfonso J
AJ
Kuhar
David
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Caliendo
Angela M
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D000818:Animals; D003141:Communicable Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000635:transmission; D018562:Disease Transmission, Infectious; D018380:Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D007114:Immunization; D016377:Organ Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014019:Tissue Donors; D014195:Travel; D014329:Tropical Climate