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Infectious disease complications of transplant tourism
Mariam Torres Soto &Camille Nelson Kotton
Received 11 Aug 2020, Accepted 11 Nov 2020, Accepted author version posted online: 13 Nov 202The dramatic deficiency of organs throughout the world results in a significant number of transplant candidates who seek organs through alternative routes, including “transplant tourism”, which denotes travel of either the organ donor or recipient for purposes of organ transplantation. This involves an estimated tenth of organ transplants worldwide. Transplant tourism is more likely to occur in commercial or for-profit settings, and may convey significant ethical and infectious disease risks. The reasons for this are many, including lack of local transplant programs (or lack of living donors), denial by the local programs, lack of knowledge, or a desire to expedite transplant. Some programs, such as bone marrow transplant for multiple sclerosis, are only available in certain centers. An analysis of transplant tourism studies from 2000 to 2015 reported that 6002 individuals were involved in travel for transplant, and 20.6% reported paying for transplant.
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https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full...0.2020.1851196
Infectious disease complications of transplant tourism
Mariam Torres Soto &Camille Nelson Kotton
Received 11 Aug 2020, Accepted 11 Nov 2020, Accepted author version posted online: 13 Nov 202The dramatic deficiency of organs throughout the world results in a significant number of transplant candidates who seek organs through alternative routes, including “transplant tourism”, which denotes travel of either the organ donor or recipient for purposes of organ transplantation. This involves an estimated tenth of organ transplants worldwide. Transplant tourism is more likely to occur in commercial or for-profit settings, and may convey significant ethical and infectious disease risks. The reasons for this are many, including lack of local transplant programs (or lack of living donors), denial by the local programs, lack of knowledge, or a desire to expedite transplant. Some programs, such as bone marrow transplant for multiple sclerosis, are only available in certain centers. An analysis of transplant tourism studies from 2000 to 2015 reported that 6002 individuals were involved in travel for transplant, and 20.6% reported paying for transplant.
FULL ARTICLE: Free
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full...0.2020.1851196