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November 14, 2007

Four Transplant Recipients Contract H.I.V.

Four Transplant Recipients Contract H.I.V. - New York Times

Four transplant recipients in Chicago have contracted H.I.V. from an organ donor, the first known cases in more than a decade of the virus being spread by organ transplants.

The organs also gave all four patients hepatitis C, in what health officials said was the first reported instance of the two viruses being spread simultaneously by a transplant.

Though exceedingly rare, this type of transmission highlights a known weakness in the system for checking organ donors for infection: the most commonly used tests can fail to detect viral diseases if they are performed too early in the course of the infection. Officials say the events in Chicago may lead to widespread changes in testing methods.

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Posted by TY at November 14, 2007 11:35 AM

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