Transplant tourism and invasive fungal infection

Abstract

This is the largest single-center study on commercial RTX reporting the highest number of patients with IFI acquired over a relatively short period of time. Aspergillus spp were the main culprit fungi, with no Candida spp being isolated. A high index of suspicion might be the most reasonable means to reduce the possible very poor outcomes. Improving legal transplant programs and strengthening the associated laws could prevent commercial transplant tourism.

Medical Travel For Surgical Procedures: A Systematic Review Of The Literature

“…Cosmetic surgeries such as; abdominoplasty, liposuction and breast augmentation (13,68,78-87,69,88-91,70-73,75-77). Organ transplantation complications were reported in ve studies (97)(98)(99)(100)(101). Similarly, bariatric surgery complications were reported in ve studies (92)(93)(94)(95)(96).…”

“…Five studies reported that, in the case of organ transplantation common complications were infections (e.g. CMV, hepatitis C) (97)(98)(99)(100)(101). The last category was composed of three articles.…”

“…Complications after bariatric surgery were exclusively treated in the sending country, treatment generally required surgery and antibiotic therapy (92)(93)(94)(95)(96). Four papers on organ transplantation stated that patients returned to the sending country to receive treatment (97,98,100,101).…”

Infectious disease complications of transplant tourism

“…Invasive fungal infection frequently originating at the graft site have been reported in multiple series, including at a rate of 8% from a single center in Oman, of whom 77% underwent nephrectomy. [14,15] Fungal surgical-site infections suggest poor infection control in the operating room. Endemic fungal infections (histoplasmosis, coccidioidomycosis) may be harder to recognize, diagnose, and treat in nonendemic regions.…”

The Impact of Glucose Load and Worse Metabolic Status Post Initiation of Peritoneal Dialysis

“…The health system in Oman is quite goods is highly recognized by World Health Organization and other various agencies [4,5]. Through the last four decades, a sharp progression in the prevalence of people progressing to ESKD and demanding Renal Replacement Therapy (RRT) has been noticed in Oman [6][7][8][9][10]. The incidence of patients with kidney disease in Oman who received RRT during 1983 was very low (21 per million populations (PMP) and has been gradually increasing (75 PMP in 2001 and 120 PMP in 2013) [11].…”