The lung is the most common site of infection in donors. When lung transplantation is under consideration, gram stain and culture of respiratory secretions should be performed. Utilization of lungs with gram-negative bacteria or fungal infections is controversial (RL2-3); some experts favour discarding these organs, while others advocate their use with aggressive antibiotic therapy. Supporting the latter argument, a recent retrospective study demonstrated a high rate of transmission of respiratory tract pathogens to lung recipients (>40%) but overall patient survival was not different to that of recipients of uninfected lungs [12]. Lung recipients should receive treatment according to susceptibility patterns of recovered microorganisms. Additionally, potential donors with upper or lower respiratory tract infection symptoms should be microbiologically tested to rule out influenza infection during the annual influenza epidemic. Donors with confirmed or suspected influenza infection, having received antiviral treatment or not, can be considered for SOT provided that the recipient is prophylactically treated with neuraminidase inhibitors. These donors should be ruled out in the case of lung or intestine transplantation [13].
The lung is the most common site of infection in donors. When lung transplantation is under consideration, gram stain and culture of respiratory secretions should be performed. Utilization of lungs with gram-negative bacteria or fungal infections is controversial (RL2-3); some experts favour discarding these organs, while others advocate their use with aggressive antibiotic therapy. Supporting the latter argument, a recent retrospective study demonstrated a high rate of transmission of respiratory tract pathogens to lung recipients (>40%) but overall patient survival was not different to that of recipients of uninfected lungs [12]. Lung recipients should receive treatment according to susceptibility patterns of recovered microorganisms. Additionally, potential donors with upper or lower respiratory tract infection symptoms should be microbiologically tested to rule out influenza infection during the annual influenza epidemic. Donors with confirmed or suspected influenza infection, having received antiviral treatment or not, can be considered for SOT provided that the recipient is prophylactically treated with neuraminidase inhibitors. These donors should be ruled out in the case of lung or intestine transplantation [13].
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