SARS-CoV-2 Antibody Serology Testing in a 3-Month-Old Organ Donor: A Case Report and Review of Available Literature.
Journal Article (Journal Article;Review)
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has become a highly prevalent infectious disease. Currently, organs are not being transplanted from donors who are SARS-CoV-2 positive. It remains unclear as to how to differentiate active from recovered patients. We report our recent experience of a 3-month-old deceased organ donor who died as the result of an anoxic brain injury after a cardiopulmonary arrest (presumed sudden infant death syndrome). The child was born to a mother presumed to have coronavirus disease 2019. The donor tested negative for SARS-CoV-2 reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction and positive for SARS-CoV-2 immunoglobulin A antibodies. We suspect this is the first known report of its kind and noteworthy for the organ donation and transplantation community.
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Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Nelson, S; Curran, CC; Sutcliffe, DL; Rofaiel, G; Chang, Y-C; Easterling, L; Wood, RP
Published Date
- October 2021
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 53 / 8
Start / End Page
- 2435 - 2437
PubMed ID
- 34301402
Pubmed Central ID
- PMC8249701
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1873-2623
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1016/j.transproceed.2021.06.028
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- United States