Patients who received corneas from donors with HIV were not infected

There are no reports in the literature of contamination in this type of transplant, the medical societies say

The Brazilian Council of Ophthalmology (CBO) and the Brazilian Cornea Society (SBC) reported this Monday 14, that patients who received corneas from HIV infected donors in Rio de Janeiro they did not contract the virus.

According to the entities, this probably happened because it is a tissue that does not have blood vessels. They also reiterated that there is no report in the medical literature on HIV transmission through corneal transplantation.

“What happened in Rio de Janeiro was an isolated event, although very serious, resulting from an error in a serological test carried out by a single laboratory, not corresponding to the level of excellence that exists in the entire network involved in the system” , they underlined. declared.

The entities also highlighted that “the Brazilian transplant system is the largest public transplant system in the world, with a high level of reliability and transparency.”

In addition to the CBO and the SBC, several medical societies have also commented on the case of organ transplants from HIV-infected donors.

“The entity hopes that the circumstances that led to the contamination by the HIV virus of transplant patients in the health system of Rio de Janeiro will be clarified as soon as possible and lead to improvements in the provision and monitoring of the quality of laboratory services in the country, both on public and private initiative, remembering that there are strict health regulations for the safety of procedures”, stated the Brazilian Society of Clinical Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (SBPC/ML).

The Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases (SBI) released a statement reinforcing its “confidence in the practices currently adopted to ensure the safety of donors and recipients.”

The Society of Infectious Diseases of São Paulo (SPI) has also ratified the safety of transplants. “Despite the recent events in Rio de Janeiro, we reiterate that the country has rigorous protocols that guarantee the safety of the donation process, including serological tests not only for HIV, but also for hepatitis, as well as bacterial and viral diseases “.

Source: Terra

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