Epidemiology of neglected tropical diseases in transplant recipients: review of the literature and experience of a Brazilian HSCT center


Autoria(s): Machado,Clarisse Martins; Martins,Talita Chaves; Colturato,Iago; Leite,Marília Souza; Simione,Anderson João; Souza,Mair Pedro de; Mauad,Marcos Augusto; Colturato,Vergílio Rensi
Data(s)

01/12/2009

Resumo

The rising success rate of solid organ (SOT) and haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) and modern immunosuppression make transplants the first therapeutic option for many diseases affecting a considerable number of people worldwide. Consequently, developing countries have also grown their transplant programs and have started to face the impact of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) in transplant recipients. We reviewed the literature data on the epidemiology of NTDs with greatest disease burden, which have affected transplant recipients in developing countries or may represent a threat to transplant recipients living in other regions. Tuberculosis, Leprosy, Chagas disease, Malaria, Leishmaniasis, Dengue, Yellow fever and Measles are the topics included in this review. In addition, we retrospectively revised the experience concerning the management of NTDs at the HSCT program of Amaral Carvalho Foundation, a public transplant program of the state of São Paulo, Brazil.

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Identificador

http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46652009000600002

Idioma(s)

en

Publicador

Instituto de Medicina Tropical

Fonte

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo v.51 n.6 2009

Palavras-Chave #Neglected tropical diseases #Transplantation #Developing countries #HSCT #Epidemiology
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journal article