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In this issue of the Journal, Regamey et al.¹ provide evidence that human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8) can be transmitted through a kidney transplant. Physicians must be ever aware of new hazards of transplantation. This is the latest entry in a large and growing list of microbial agents that can be transmitted through donated tissues or organs.² The list involves some nonviral agents present in the donor organs that frequently cause local infection after transplantation.² Common saprophytic bacteria and candida have been implicated, as well as less common agents, such as cryptococcus and tubercle bacillus. Perhaps the nonviral agent of greatest . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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