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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Burn Care Res. 2012 Sep-Oct;33(5):561–576. doi: 10.1097/BCR.0b013e318247eb06

Table 2. Blood Group and Immunological Status of the first full face transplant performed in Barcelona, Spain.

Donor Recipient
Blood Group O− AB+
CMV +
Epstein Barr + +
Varicella-Zoster + +
Herpes Virus 1 +
Rubella + +
Toxoplasma Gondii
Treponema pallidum
Parotiditis +
HIV, Hepatitis B,C
HLA A11, A31, B35, B51 DRB 04, DRB 16 A2, B15, B57, DRB 07, DRB 12

From [72]: Barret JP, Gavalda J, Bueno J, et al. Full face transplant: the first case report. Ann Surg 2011; 254(2): 252-6.

Legend: Recipient infections after all the FCTAs till now performed have involved cytomegalovirus (CMV), herpes simplex virus-1 (HSV-1) and Epstein-Barr virus (EBV). Antiviral treatment to prevent CMV and HSV-1 for at least 3 months post-transplantation is strongly recommended [26].