Contamination of tissue allografts from a deceased donor through haematic dissemination: a case study

Infection is one of the most dangerous complications that can be seen when implanting bone or tendon allografts from a deceased donor. The most common germs isolated are found among the cutaneous florae, but sometimes they may be present in the bloodstream as a result of severe injuries suffered bef...

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Published in:Cell and tissue banking 2010-08, Vol.11 (3), p.295-298
Main Authors: Escribano Rey, R. J., Vázquez García, B. L., Alfonso Olmos-García, M., San Julián Aranguren, M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy
Biological and medical sciences
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Biomedicine
Blood
Blood & organ donations
Blood-Borne Pathogens
Bone marrow, stem cells transplantation. Graft versus host reaction
Brief Communication
Case reports
Cell Biology
Contamination
Humans
Infection - microbiology
Infection - transmission
Infections
Life Sciences
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Skin cancer
Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases
Tissue Donors
Transfusions. Complications. Transfusion reactions. Cell and gene therapy
Transplant Surgery
Transplantation, Homologous
Transplants - microbiology
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Summary:Infection is one of the most dangerous complications that can be seen when implanting bone or tendon allografts from a deceased donor. The most common germs isolated are found among the cutaneous florae, but sometimes they may be present in the bloodstream as a result of severe injuries suffered before the time of the decease. We present a case of contamination of allografts in a musculoskeletal tissue donor deceased after an accident, whose allografts were contaminated by gastrointestinal microorganisms, probably disseminated through the donor’s blood.
ISSN:1389-9333
1573-6814
DOI:10.1007/s10561-009-9153-0