title: Trypanosoma cruzi infection in a Spanish liver transplant recipient.
abstract: The shortage of suitable organ donors for transplantation has stimulated the use of organs from donors with transmissible infections such as Chagas disease in noninfected recipients. A case is described of liver transplantation from an anti-Trypanosoma cruzi-positive donor to a noninfected recipient who showed favorable evolution despite not having undergone preemptive therapy.
authors.affiliation: Tropical Medicine Unit, Spain. Electronic address: azucenarodriguez@telecable.es.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rodriguez-Guardado
authors.affiliation: Hepatology Unit, Spain.
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: González
authors.affiliation: Microbiology Unit, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rodriguez
authors.affiliation: Leishmaniasis and Chagas Disease Unit, National Microbiology Center, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Flores-Chavez
authors.affiliation: Microbiology Unit, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Boga
authors.affiliation: ISGlobal, Centre for International Health Research (CRESIB), Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gascon
mesh_terms: D014355:Chagas Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008875:Middle Aged; D013030:Spain; D066027:Transplant Recipients; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014349:Trypanosoma cruzi / Q000302:isolation & purification*
keywords: Benznidazole; Chagas disease; evolution; liver transplant; therapy