Falciparum Malaria Transmitted by a Thick Blood Smear Negative Kidney Donor

Frederike Bemelman Department of Nephrology, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Koen de Blok Department of Nephrology, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Peter de Vries Department of Tropical Diseases, Internal Medicine, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

S. Surachno Department of Nephrology, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Ineke ten Berge Department of Nephrology, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Department of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Abstract

This report describes a case of P. falciparum transmission by a recent-immigrant renal donor. The donor tested negative upon microscopy of a thick blood smear. The diagnosis was made after analysis of a Quantified Buffy Coat. In our opinion, a renal donor from a malaria endemic country should be pre-treated with antimalarials.

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