Korean J Crit Care Med.  2013 May;28(2):115-118. 10.4266/kjccm.2013.28.2.115.

Successful Transplantation of Organs from a Donor with Bacterial Meningitis Caused by Streptococcus pneumonia: A Case Report

• Park E
• Choi SC
• Lee Y
• Jung Y
• Min Y

• KMID: 2227856
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4266/kjccm.2013.28.2.115

Abstract

The number of organs transplanted worldwide is increasing annually. As a result, there is a shortage of available donor organs. This scarcity has led to the progressive broadening of donor organ criteria. The expanded criteria include infections such as bacterial meningitis. A 55-year old male visited our emergency room with cardiac arrest and recovered after cardiopulmonary resuscitation. The cause of the cardiac arrest was bacterial meningitis caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae. While proper antibiotics were applied, the patient met the clinical criteria for brain death. Prophylactic antibiotics were administered to the recipients, and liver and kidney transplantations were done successfully.

Keyword

donor selection; meningitis; organ transplantation

MeSH Terms

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Brain Death
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
Donor Selection
Emergencies
Heart Arrest
Humans
Kidney Transplantation
Liver
Male
Meningitis
Meningitis, Bacterial
Organ Transplantation
Streptococcus
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Tissue Donors
Transplants
Anti-Bacterial Agents