COVID-19 and risk management in a tissue bank

CARE IN DONOR SELECTION AND TISSUE PROCESSING Analysis of an individual’s medical history is essential when selecting tissue donors. In this regard, during the commencement stage of SARS-CoV-2 community transmission, we included symptoms of suspected COVID-19 such as severe acute respiratory syndrome and/or previous contact with confirmed cases as criteria for refusal. Notably, the Central de Transplantes Regional de Sao Paulo began collecting nasal swabs and testing every organ donor and tissue donor for COVID-19 using RT-PCR. Taken together, obtaining [...]