HIV Transmitted from a Living Organ Donor -- New York City, 2009.

Authors :: Bernard, M. A.
Eavey, J.
Gortakowski, H. W.
Sabharwal, C.
Shepard, C.
Torian, L.
McMurdo, L.
Smith, L. C.
Valente, K.
Brooks, J. T.
Heneine, W. M.
Joyce, M. P.
Owen, S. M.
Shankar, A.
Switzer, W.
Farnon, E.
Kuehnert, M.
Seem, D.
Al-Samarrai, T.
Gounder, P.
Source :: MMWR: Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report; 3/18/2011, Vol. 60 Issue 10, p297-301, 5p, 1 Diagram
Publication Year :: 2011
Abstract: The article presents the results of a public health investigation that confirmed HIV transmission via transplantation of an organ from a living donor. An adult with renal failure acquired a kidney transplant from a living donor at a hospital in New York City in 2009. An analysis unveiled a previous diagnosis of syphilis and a history of sex with male partners. The kidney of the donor was removed with no complication.