Risk of transmission of human T-lymphotropic virus through transplant

F Tedla; A Brar; D John; N Sumrani

doi:10.1111/ajt.13141

Risk of transmission of human T-lymphotropic virus through transplant

Am J Transplant. 2015 Apr;15(4):1123-4. doi: 10.1111/ajt.13141. Epub 2015 Mar 13.

Authors

F Tedla¹, A Brar, D John, N Sumrani

Affiliation

¹ Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY.

PMID: 25772375
DOI: 10.1111/ajt.13141

No abstract available

Keywords: editorial / personal viewpoint; infection and infectious agents; infectious disease; kidney transplantation / nephrology; kidney transplantation: living donor; viral: human T-lymphotropic virus (HTLV).

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Deltaretrovirus Infections / transmission*
Humans
Risk Factors
Transplantation / adverse effects*