3 given organs from HIV-positive donor
Wed, 21 Feb 2007 07:28 PM EST
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Three patients at hospitals in Tuscany were mistakenly given organs from an HIV-positive donor, raising serious concerns about transplant procedures in Italy.
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Related Topics
- HIV/AIDS & STDs
- HIV Testing
- Healthcare Workers
- HIV Antibody
- Abnormal connections between abdominal organs or between these organs and the skin surface
- Donor Milk
- Artificial Insemination
- Perinatal HIV
- Tb
- Antibody Tests
- Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
- HIV/AIDS Surveillance Reports
- Spread (metastasis) of tumor to other organs
- Cancer spreading to other organs or tissues (metastasis)
- Metastasis (spread) of cancer to other body tissues or organs
- Inflammation of the blood vessels affects the internal organs
- Damage to organs (such as the kidneys, brain, liver, and intestines)
- Lack of blood flow to arms, legs, or vital organs
- Abnormal female external genitals (internal organs are normal)
- Spread of the parasite through the blood to the liver, lungs, brain, or other organs

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