Study challenges toxoplasma stigma in kidney transplants

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Study challenges toxoplasma stigma in kidney transplants
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A new study from UC Davis Health could help to increase the supply of donor kidneys.

University of California - Davis HealthAug 9 2024 A new study from UC Davis Health could help to increase the supply of donor kidneys.

Organs from donors who were positive for toxoplasma did just as well as organs from those who were negative, both for survival of the patients and survival of the kidneys." Related StoriesStill, there has been tremendous inconsistency in how transplant centers treat TPD kidneys, with some accepting them and others rejecting.

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