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. 2018 Aug;24(8):1497–1504. doi: 10.3201/eid2408.180045

Table 2. Characteristics of transplant donors and recipients at transplantation, according to Toxoplasma serologic status, Europe, 2010–2014*.

Serologic status of donor/recipient†
Prophylaxis, 
no. (%)
Graft type, no. Survived 6 mo, no. (%)
Wks between diagnosis and graft, mean ± SE
Liver
Kidney
Heart
HSC
Positive/positive, n = 9‡ 5 (56) 2 0 1 6 3 (33) 21 ± 9
Positive/negative, n = 11§ 4 (36) 3 4 4 0 9 (82) 309 ± 275
Negative/positive, n = 36¶ 12 (33) 0 0 1 35 12 (33) 15 ± 3
Negative/negative, n = 14
9 (64)
2
2
5
5
11 (79)
123 ± 31
p value 0.1975 NA NA NA NA <0.01 (0.0029) <0.05

*HSC, hematopoietic stem cell; NA, not applicable.
†Missing data for 17 patients. 
‡2 liver transplant recipients died. 
§Group in which solid organ transplant patients are most at risk for toxoplasmosis. 
¶Group in which HSC transplant patients are most at risk for toxoplasmosis.