HTLV-1 infection in solid organ transplant donors and recipients in Spain.
Carmen de MendozaLourdes RocRafael BenitoGabriel ReinaJosé Manuel RamosCesar GómezAntonio AguileraManuel Rodríguez-IglesiasJuan García-CostaMiriam Fernández-AlonsoVicente Sorianonull nullPublished in: BMC infectious diseases (2019)
The rate of HTLV-1 is low but not negligible in donors/recipients of solid organ transplants in Spain. Universal HTLV screening should be recommended in all donor and recipients of solid organ transplantation in Spain. Evidence is overwhelming for very high virus transmission and increased risk along with the rapid development of subacute myelopathy.