Organ Transplant From SARS-CoV-2-Positive Donors: A Brazilian Experience

Taina Veras De Sandes-Freitas; Eliana Regia Barbosa De Almeida; Regina Célia Ferreira Gomes Garcia; Evelyne Santana Girão; Gustavo Rego Coelho; José Huygens Parente Garcia

doi:10.1016/j.transproceed.2022.08.013

Organ Transplant From SARS-CoV-2-Positive Donors: A Brazilian Experience

Transplant Proc. 2022 Dec;54(10):2635-2637. doi: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2022.08.013. Epub 2022 Aug 15.

Authors

Taina Veras De Sandes-Freitas¹, Eliana Regia Barbosa De Almeida², Regina Célia Ferreira Gomes Garcia³, Evelyne Santana Girão⁴, Gustavo Rego Coelho⁵, José Huygens Parente Garcia⁶

Affiliations

¹ Department of Clinical Medicine, Federal University of Ceará, Brazil.
² Transplant Coordination of Ceará, Brazil.
³ São Carlos Hospital, Kidney Transplant Unit, São Carlos, Brazil.
⁴ Hospital Universitário Walter Cantídio, Federal University of Ceará, Brazil.
⁵ Departament of Surgery, Federal University of Ceará, Brazil. Electronic address: gustavorcoelho@hotmail.com.
⁶ Departament of Surgery, Federal University of Ceará, Brazil. Electronic address: huygensgarcia@hotmail.com.

PMID: 36184344
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2022.08.013

Abstract

Since March 2022, donors with detectable SARS-CoV-2 RNA have been accepted for extrapulmonary organ transplants in Brazil. In this report, we described 11 successful organ transplants (6 kidney, 5 liver) from 5 asymptomatic infected donors.

MeSH terms

Brazil
COVID-19*
Humans
Organ Transplantation* / adverse effects
RNA, Viral
SARS-CoV-2
Tissue Donors

Substances

RNA, Viral