Michigan woman dies from COVID-19 after lung transplant: study
A Michigan woman contracted COVID-19 and died last fall after she got a double-lung transplant from a donor who turned out to have the virus, according to a study.
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A Michigan woman contracted COVID-19 and died last fall after she got a double-lung transplant from a donor who turned out to have the virus, according to a study.
The donor initially tested negative for the coronavirus. Now, doctors are calling for more thorough testing to be performed ahead of transplants.
The surgeon who performed the operation was also infected with COVID-19 by the donor's lungs.
'A tragic case': Organ transplant patient dies after getting Covid-infected lungs 21 Feb, 2021 06:26 PM 3 minutes to read A woman in Michigan contracted Covid-19 and died two months after receiving a tainted double-lung transplant from a donor who harboured the virus. Photo / Getty, File A woman in Michigan contracted Covid-19 and died two months after receiving a tainted double-lung transplant from a donor who harboured the virus. Photo / Getty, File NZ Herald Doctors in the US say a Michigan woman died two months after receiving Covid-infected lungs during a double-lung transplant. The dono...
The surgeon who performed the operation was also infected with COVID-19 by the donor's lungs.