Transplant-associated and blood transfusion-associated tropical and parasitic infections.
Blood transfusion and transplantation may represent efficient mechanisms of spreading infectious agents to naive populations. In the developed countries, as a consequence of globalization, several factors such as international commerce, tourism, and immigration have acted as important features for the emergence or reemergence of infectious diseases previously referred to as tropical. This article reviews the relevant bacterial, protozoan and viral infections that are more frequently associated with blood transfusion and/or solid organ or marrow transplantation and may affect susceptible populations worldwide.
Virology Laboratory, Institute of Tropical Medicine, University of São Paulo, Av. Dr Enéas de Carvalho Aguiar 470, 05403-000 São Paulo, Brazil. clarimm@usp.br
Clarisse Martins
CM
Machado
José Eduardo
JE
Levi
D003140:Communicable Disease Control / Q000379:methods; D003141:Communicable Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000635:transmission; D018562:Disease Transmission, Infectious; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods; D016377:Organ Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010272:Parasitic Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D065227:Transfusion Reaction; D014329:Tropical Climate