Can rapid screening reduce #dengue transmission through #donated #organs? At Hospital do Rim, no donor-derived transmission was confirmed among 52 kidney recipients from evaluated donors. Vector-borne #dengue case-fatality was 1.88%. Check more here: www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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Dengue infection in kidney transplant recipients during a major epidemic and the implementation of systematic donor screening: a cohort study
KTRs with vector-borne dengue experienced a high observed case-fatality rate. Organ
or blood transmission led to life-threatening outcomes. The rapid test screening was
associated with low transmissio...