Volume 18, Number 8—August 2012
Peer Reviewed Report Available Online Only
Infectious Disease Transmission during Organ and Tissue Transplantation
Table 1
Factors involved in transmission of infection by human allografts
Factor | Specific feature |
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Organism | Incidence, virulence, tissue tropism |
Host | Immune status, prior immunity, general health |
Graft | Organism incidence, viability, receptors for organisms, processing |
Medical staff | Clinical experience, laboratory technical support, comprehension of assay characteristics |
Epidemiology | Donor exposures (outbreaks, nosocomial, vectors, animals) |