Transplant organization releases guidance on monkeypox

The American Society of Transplantation has released guidance on preventive measures and treatment of monkeypox for individuals with an organ transplant, along with guidance for accepting donated organs from individuals with the virus.

“This communication is intended to inform the transplant community of the potential risk caused by monkeypox to our transplant patients,” members of the American Society of Transplantation Monkeypox Task Force wrote. “While there have been no published data on monkeypox in transplant recipients, there is an imminent threat to this immunocompromised group of patients, if the ongoing human-to-human spread continues.”