• Emerging Infect. Dis. · Feb 2021

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

    • Jefferson M Jones, Ian Kracalik, Meenakshi M Rana, Ann Nguyen, Brian C Keller, Aaron Mishkin, Charles Hoopes, Thomas Kaleekal, Abhinav Humar, Juan Vilaro, Gene Im, Lou Smith, April Justice, Collette Leaumont, Stephen Lindstrom, Brett Whitaker, Ricardo M La Hoz, Marian G Michaels, David Klassen, Wendi Kuhnert, and Sridhar V Basavaraju.
    • Emerging Infect. Dis. 2021 Feb 1; 27 (2): 552-555.

    AbstractWe 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.

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