title: A syphilis-positive organ donor -- management of the cardiac transplant recipient: a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Syphilis as a public health problem has not been resolved. Because donor organs are scarce, Treponema pallidum seropositivity is no longer considered a contraindication to transplant. However, there is little guidance on the management and monitoring on the recipient of organs from patients with syphilis. We present a case of a patient successfully transplanted with a heart from a seropositive donor and a review of the literature.
authors.affiliation: From the Microbiology Department, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Aleks
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Marek
authors.forename: Teresa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Inkster
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006321:Heart / Q000382:microbiology*; D016027:Heart Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D013587:Syphilis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000635:transmission; D014019:Tissue Donors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014210:Treponema pallidum / Q000302:isolation & purification*