Donor‐Derived Infections
Recommendations
Risk mitigation
Donors with documented infections
Evaluation of recipients with suspected donor‐derived infections
Recommendation Grading
Overview
Title
Donor‐Derived Infections
Authoring Organization
American Society of Transplantation
Publication Month/Year
April 1, 2019
Last Updated Month/Year
December 2, 2022
Document Type
Guideline
External Publication Status
Published
Country of Publication
US
Document Objectives
These updated guidelines from the Infectious Diseases Community of Practice of the American Society of Transplantation will review the current state of the art of donor‐derived infections. Specifically, the guideline will summarize standardized definitions and approaches to defining imputability, updated data on the epidemiology of donor‐derived infections, and approaches to risk mitigation against transmission of infections.
Target Patient Population
Solid organ transplant donors and recipients
Inclusion Criteria
Female, Male, Adolescent, Adult, Older adult
Health Care Settings
Ambulatory, Hospital, Operating and recovery room, Outpatient
Intended Users
Nurse, nurse practitioner, physician, physician assistant
Scope
Diagnosis, Prevention, Management
Diseases/Conditions (MeSH)
D019072 - Antibiotic Prophylaxis, D014180 - Transplantation, D019737 - Transplants, D016377 - Organ Transplantation, D060053 - Transplant Donor Site, D046148 - Donor Selection
Keywords
infection prevention, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), solid organ transplant, infections, donor
Source Citation
Wolfe, CR, Ison, MG; On behalf of the AST Infectious Diseases Community of Practice. Donor‐derived infections: Guidelines from the American Society of Transplantation Infectious Diseases Community of Practice. Clin Transplant. 2019; 33:e13547.