Increased fungal burden in the gastrointestinal tract of brain-dead organ donors

Increased fungal burden in the gastrointestinal tract of brain-dead organ donors

ABSTRACT Approximately 3% of organ transplant recipients will be diagnosed with an invasive fungal infection (IFI), with 10%–47% being fatal. The source of IFI is typically not known, but Candida spp. cause the majority of IFI cases. We obtained intestines from two types of organ donors, brain-dead...

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Main Authors: Erika J. Nachman, Colleen K. Ardis, A. Kyle B. Ardis, Javier Nieto, Madeline M. Bresson, Clare M. Robertson, Maggie N. Seale, Nora M. Villafuerte, Zhe Lyu, Eva C. Preisner, Heather A. Danhof, Sara C. Di Rienzi, Yolanda T. Becker, Robert A. Britton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2025-08-01
Series:Microbiology Spectrum
Subjects:
fungi
transplant infectious diseases
Candida
intestinal colonization
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.03341-24
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