Author: Kumar, Deepali; Humar, Atul; Keshavjee, Shaf; Cypel, Marcelo
Title: A call to routinely test lower respiratory tract samples for SARSâ€CoVâ€2 in lung donors Cord-id: r28hf45y Document date: 2021_4_1
ID: r28hf45y
Snippet: SARS-CoV-2 may be transmissible from organ donor to recipient, although only a single lung transplant case has been reported (1). The American Society of Transplantation (AST) has recommended deceased donor screening for SARS-CoV-2 with upper respiratory tract sampling for nucleic acid testing (NAT) within 72 hours of procurement (2, 3). Lower respiratory tract samples are recommended when feasible, although this practice is not consistent across OPOs. This is likely because current NAT assays a
Document: SARS-CoV-2 may be transmissible from organ donor to recipient, although only a single lung transplant case has been reported (1). The American Society of Transplantation (AST) has recommended deceased donor screening for SARS-CoV-2 with upper respiratory tract sampling for nucleic acid testing (NAT) within 72 hours of procurement (2, 3). Lower respiratory tract samples are recommended when feasible, although this practice is not consistent across OPOs. This is likely because current NAT assays are not validated for lower respiratory tract samples.
Search related documents:
Co phrase search for related documents- acid testing and lung transplant case: 1
Co phrase search for related documents, hyperlinks ordered by date