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Guidance regarding donor Toxoplasma screening and organ acceptance

Guidance regarding donor Toxoplasma screening and organ acceptance

Jun 6, 2017 | News, Patient safety

Some additional information to help you decide whether to accept organ offers from donors with a positive or pending Toxo screening result. Also information on how best to treat Toxo-negative recipients of organs from Toxo-positive donors.

Guidance regarding donor Toxoplasma screening and organ acceptance

Special public comment period begins March 27 for guidance document

Mar 27, 2017 | News, Patient safety

Document addresses communication with patients regarding increased risk donors; recording of an April 4 webinar is now available.

Guidance regarding donor Toxoplasma screening and organ acceptance

FDA Alert Addresses Potentially Contaminated SPS-1 Static Preservation Solution

Mar 9, 2017 | News, Patient safety

Review the FDA’s most recent update published on March 9, 2017.

Guidance regarding donor Toxoplasma screening and organ acceptance

Most recent update (Jan. 29) on the bacterial contamination of SPS-1

Jan 29, 2017 | News, Patient safety

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued an additional Epi-X update regarding reports of potentially contaminated organ preservation solution. This is an update to information posted on January 12.

Guidance regarding donor Toxoplasma screening and organ acceptance

Update: Mycobacterium chimaera infections associated with heater-cooler devices

Oct 21, 2016 | News, Patient safety

Read the updated FDA alert that contains specific recommendations for health care facilities and staff.

Guidance regarding donor Toxoplasma screening and organ acceptance

Need help updating the infectious disease acceptance criteria on your candidate records?

Aug 12, 2015 | News, Patient safety

We sent the following system notice to UNet users today (Wed. Aug. 12). Please read it carefully if your center needs UNOS to help you update the infectious disease acceptance criteria on your candidate records to reflect that you are NOT willing to accept an organ from a donor who is HBV NAT positive and/or HCV NAT positive.

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