Donor blood cultures and outcomes after lung transplantation: a single-center report.
Mahmoud HashimRana Ahmed SalehRayid AbdulqawiChams Alkhalaf AlbachirHaifa AldakhilKhaled Manae AlKattanReem Saad AlmaghrabiAlaa HamadWaleed SalehEid Abdullah Al-MutairyPublished in: Transplant infectious disease : an official journal of the Transplantation Society (2023)
The study did not find an increased risk of adverse events when transplanting lungs from donors with positive blood cultures. Allograft cultures may be more predictive of the risk of transmitting infections.