Difference between revisions of "Malaria"
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==Guidance== | ==Guidance== | ||
====If the donor has visited an endemic area within the last three years and has not suffered a febrile illness==== | ====If the donor has visited an endemic area within the last three years and has not suffered a febrile illness==== | ||
| − | Acceptable if more than six months have passed since return from an endemic area, and a validated test for malaria antibody is negative | + | |
| + | Acceptable if more than six months have passed since return from an endemic area, and a validated test for malaria antibody is negative | ||
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| + | If less than six months has passed, and if the donor has taken a full course of prophylaxis and a validated test for malaria antibody is negative, the donor may proceed at the transplant centre's discretion. | ||
====If the donor has had malaria diagnosed==== | ====If the donor has had malaria diagnosed==== | ||
Revision as of 15:39, 1 June 2016
Contents
- 1 Acceptability at Recruitment
- 2 Acceptability at CT / Work-Up
- 3 Individual at Risk
- 4 Explanation of Condition
- 5 Guidance
- 5.1 If the donor has visited an endemic area within the last three years and has not suffered a febrile illness
- 5.2 If the donor has had malaria diagnosed
- 5.3 If the donor has had a febrile illness whilst in a malaria endemic area
- 5.4 If the donor has lived in a endemic area for a continuous period of six months or more at any time in their life
- 6 Pseudonyms or Related Conditions
- 7 Version
Acceptability at Recruitment
QUALIFIED
Acceptability at CT / Work-Up
QUALIFIED
Individual at Risk
Recipient
Explanation of Condition
Parasitic infection transmitted by the bite of a female mosquito. Untreated, the condition may be rapidly fatal.
See also Malaria
Guidance
If the donor has visited an endemic area within the last three years and has not suffered a febrile illness
Acceptable if more than six months have passed since return from an endemic area, and a validated test for malaria antibody is negative
If less than six months has passed, and if the donor has taken a full course of prophylaxis and a validated test for malaria antibody is negative, the donor may proceed at the transplant centre's discretion.
If the donor has had malaria diagnosed
Accept if more than 6 months post recovery and cessation of treatment and a validated test for malaria antibody is negative.
If the donor has had a febrile illness whilst in a malaria endemic area
Accept if more than six months have passed since recovery, or return from an endemic area, whichever was the later, and a validated test for malaria antibody is negative.
If the donor has lived in a endemic area for a continuous period of six months or more at any time in their life
Accept if more than six months have passed since their return and a validated test for malaria antibody is negative.
Pseudonyms or Related Conditions
Version
Version 1, Edition 1
Date of Last Update
15th June 2012
