BOSTON — An organ donation turned deadly in Boston after doctors discovered transplanted kidneys were infected with a hard-to-detect virus.
A 70-year old woman died at Boston Medical Center after receiving a kidney from a 49-year-old homeless man who died in March. The hospitals were not releasing either of the names because of patient confidentiality rules.
The donor had suffered irreversible brain damage after cardiac arrest.
A 57-year old man who received the donor's other kidney was in critical condition at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.
Health officials said the donor was carrying lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus, or LCMV, which is usually transmitted by rodents.
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Source: Boston Globe
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