SARS-CoV-2 Infections among Recent Organ Recipients, March–May 2020, United States

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Jones, Jefferson M. ; Kracalik, Ian ; Rana, Meenakshi M. ; Nguyen, Ann ; Keller, Brian C. ; Mishkin, Aaron ; Hoopes, Charles ; Kaleekal, Thomas ; Humar, Abhinav ; Vilaro, Juan ; Im, Gene ; Smith, Lou ; Justice, April ; Leaumont, Collette ; Lindstrom, Stephen ; Whitaker, Brett ; La Hoz, Ricardo M. ; Michaels, Marian G. ; Klassen, David ; Kuhnert, Wendi ; Basavaraju, Sridhar V.
• Description:
  We conducted public health investigations of 8 organ transplant recipients who tested positive for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection. Findings suggest the most likely source of transmission was community or healthcare exposure, not the organ donor. Transplant centers should educate transplant candidates and recipients about infection prevention recommendations.
• Subjects:
  Aged Coronavirus Infections COVID-19 Female Humans Male Middle Aged Organ Transplantation/adverse Effects Postoperative Complications SARS-CoV-2
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 27(2):552-555
• Pubmed ID:
  33327990
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC7853574
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  27
• Issue:
  2
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:a0a9237bb810695c285fbb7a3d99f7a3d12711805b1ff8976a01fd7cee3ef0fc
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/102480/cdc_102480_DS1.pdf
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