2012
A Consolidated Biovigilance System for Blood, Tissue and Organs: One Size Does Not Fit All
Pruett TL, Blumberg EA, Cohen DJ, Crippin JS, Freeman RB, Hanto DW, Mulligan DC, Green MD. A Consolidated Biovigilance System for Blood, Tissue and Organs: One Size Does Not Fit All. American Journal Of Transplantation 2012, 12: 1099-1101. PMID: 22487495, DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2011.03907.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOrgan transplant recipientsLimited organ availabilityPublic health servicesTransplant recipientsDonor testingOrgan availabilityWaiting listClinical practiceHealth servicesFormal recommendationsTransfer of organsDisease transmissionBloodOrgansOverall benefitTissueTransplantationSupport effortsRecipients
2010
Nucleic Acid Testing (NAT) of Organ Donors: Is the ‘Best’ Test the Right Test? A Consensus Conference Report
Humar A, Morris M, Blumberg E, Freeman R, Preiksaitis J, Kiberd B, Schweitzer E, Ganz S, Caliendo A, Orlowski J, Wilson B, Kotton C, Michaels M, Kleinman S, Geier S, Murphy B, Green M, Levi M, Knoll G, Segev D, Brubaker S, Hasz R, Lebovitz D, Mulligan D, O’Connor K, Pruett T, Mozes M, Lee I, Delmonico F, Fischer S. Nucleic Acid Testing (NAT) of Organ Donors: Is the ‘Best’ Test the Right Test? A Consensus Conference Report. American Journal Of Transplantation 2010, 10: 889-899. PMID: 20121734, DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2009.02992.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNucleic acid testingOrgan donorsRisk factorsAcid testingInsufficient evidenceRoutine nucleic acid testingConsensus Conference reportDonor-derived infectionRisk of deathBehavioral risk factorsPotential organ donorsRisk of transmissionCandidate listingsHCV screeningDonor testingOrgan utilizationFalse-positive resultsOrgan offerProspective screeningDonor organsScreening modalityDonor lossWaiting listRapid turnaround timeTissue donors