OPTN required SARS-CoV-2 lower respiratory testing for lung donors: Striking the balance.

Transplant Infectious DiseaseVolume 25, Issue 3 e14048 LETTER TO THE EDITOR OPTN required SARS-CoV-2 lower respiratory testing for lung donors: Striking the balance Sarah E. Booker, Corresponding Author Sarah E. Booker [email protected] United Network for Organ Sharing, Richmond, Virginia, USA Correspondence Sarah E. Booker, Research Scientist, Research Department, United Network for Organ Sharing, 700 N. 4th Street, Richmond, VA 23219, USA. Email: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorCourtney Jett, Courtney Jett orcid.org/0000-0003-0394-7585 United Network for Organ Sharing, Richmond, Virginia, USASearch for more papers by this authorCole Fox, Cole Fox United Network for Organ Sharing, Richmond, Virginia, USASearch for more papers by this authorJudith A. Anesi, Judith A. Anesi orcid.org/0000-0001-6671-4557 Division of Infectious Diseases, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USASearch for more papers by this authorGerald J. Berry, Gerald J. Berry Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USASearch for more papers by this authorKelly E. Dunn, Kelly E. Dunn Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USASearch for more papers by this authorCynthia E. Fisher, Cynthia E. Fisher orcid.org/0000-0001-6661-9162 Division of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USASearch for more papers by this authorJason D. Goldman, Jason D. Goldman orcid.org/0000-0002-3825-6832 Division of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA Organ Transplant and Liver Center, Swedish Medical Center, Seattle, Washington, USASearch for more papers by this authorChak-Sum Ho, Chak-Sum Ho Gift of Hope Organ and Tissue Donor Network, Itasca, Illinois, USA College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USASearch for more papers by this authorMichelle Kittleson, Michelle Kittleson Department of Cardiology, Smidt Heart Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USASearch for more papers by this authorDong Heun Lee, Dong Heun Lee Division of Infectious Diseases, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USASearch for more papers by this authorDeborah J. Levine, Deborah J. Levine Department of Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas, USASearch for more papers by this authorCharles C. Marboe, Charles C. Marboe Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Columbia University, New York, New York, USASearch for more papers by this authorGary Marklin, Gary Marklin Mid-America Transplant, St Louis, Missouri, USASearch for more papers by this authorCarlos Martinez, Carlos Martinez United Network for Organ Sharing, Richmond, Virginia, USASearch for more papers by this authorRaymund R. Razonable, Raymund R. Razonable orcid.org/0000-0001-5248-0227 Division of Public Health, Infectious Diseases and Occupational Medicine and the William J von Liebig Center for Transplantation and Clinical Regeneration, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USASearch for more papers by this authorMarty T. Sellers, Marty T. Sellers DCI Donor Services, Inc., Nashville, Tennessee, USASearch for more papers by this authorSarah Taimur, Sarah Taimur orcid.org/0000-0002-1776-7510 Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USASearch for more papers by this authorHelen S. Te, Helen S. Te Center for Liver Diseases, University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USASearch for more papers by this authorAnil J. Trindade, Anil J. Trindade orcid.org/0000-0003-1399-7228 Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USASearch for more papers by this authorR. Patrick Wood, R. Patrick Wood LifeGift Organ Donation Center, Houston, Texas, USASearch for more papers by this authorAnn E. Woolley, Ann E. Woolley Division of Infectious Diseases, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USASearch for more papers by this authorLorenzo Zaffiri, Lorenzo Zaffiri Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USASearch for more papers by this authorDavid K. Klassen, David K. Klassen orcid.org/0000-0001-5764-0664 United Network for Organ Sharing, Richmond, Virginia, USASearch for more papers by this authorMarian G. Michaels, Marian G. Michaels Department of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USASearch for more papers by this authorStephanie M. Pouch, Stephanie M. Pouch Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USASearch for more papers by this authorLara Danziger-Isakov, Lara Danziger-Isakov orcid.org/0000-0002-5691-5221 Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center and University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, USASearch for more papers by this authorRicardo M. La Hoz, Ricardo M. La Hoz orcid.org/0000-0002-1560-3192 Division of Infectious Disease and Geographic Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USASearch for more papers by this author Sarah E. Booker, Corresponding Author Sarah E. Booker [email protected] United Network for Organ Sharing, Richmond, Virginia, USA Correspondence Sarah E. Booker, Research Scientist, Research Department, United Network for Organ Sharing, 700 N. 4th Street, Richmond, VA 23219, USA. Email: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorCourtney Jett, Courtney Jett orcid.org/0000-0003-0394-7585 United Network for Organ Sharing, Richmond, Virginia, USASearch for more papers by this authorCole Fox, Cole Fox United Network for Organ Sharing, Richmond, Virginia, USASearch for more papers by this authorJudith A. Anesi, Judith A. Anesi orcid.org/0000-0001-6671-4557 Division of Infectious Diseases, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USASearch for more papers by this authorGerald J. Berry, Gerald J. Berry Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USASearch for more papers by this authorKelly E. Dunn, Kelly E. Dunn Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USASearch for more papers by this authorCynthia E. Fisher, Cynthia E. Fisher orcid.org/0000-0001-6661-9162 Division of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USASearch for more papers by this authorJason D. Goldman, Jason D. Goldman orcid.org/0000-0002-3825-6832 Division of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA Organ Transplant and Liver Center, Swedish Medical Center, Seattle, Washington, USASearch for more papers by this authorChak-Sum Ho, Chak-Sum Ho Gift of Hope Organ and Tissue Donor Network, Itasca, Illinois, USA College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USASearch for more papers by this authorMichelle Kittleson, Michelle Kittleson Department of Cardiology, Smidt Heart Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USASearch for more papers by this authorDong Heun Lee, Dong Heun Lee Division of Infectious Diseases, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USASearch for more papers by this authorDeborah J. Levine, Deborah J. Levine Department of Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas, USASearch for more papers by this authorCharles C. Marboe, Charles C. Marboe Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Columbia University, New York, New York, USASearch for more papers by this authorGary Marklin, Gary Marklin Mid-America Transplant, St Louis, Missouri, USASearch for more papers by this authorCarlos Martinez, Carlos Martinez United Network for Organ Sharing, Richmond, Virginia, USASearch for more papers by this authorRaymund R. Razonable, Raymund R. Razonable orcid.org/0000-0001-5248-0227 Division of Public Health, Infectious Diseases and Occupational Medicine and the William J von Liebig Center for Transplantation and Clinical Regeneration, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USASearch for more papers by this authorMarty T. Sellers, Marty T. Sellers DCI Donor Services, Inc., Nashville, Tennessee, USASearch for more papers by this authorSarah Taimur, Sarah Taimur orcid.org/0000-0002-1776-7510 Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USASearch for more papers by this authorHelen S. Te, Helen S. Te Center for Liver Diseases, University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USASearch for more papers by this authorAnil J. Trindade, Anil J. Trindade orcid.org/0000-0003-1399-7228 Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USASearch for more papers by this authorR. Patrick Wood, R. Patrick Wood LifeGift Organ Donation Center, Houston, Texas, USASearch for more papers by this authorAnn E. Woolley, Ann E. Woolley Division of Infectious Diseases, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USASearch for more papers by this authorLorenzo Zaffiri, Lorenzo Zaffiri Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USASearch for more papers by this authorDavid K. Klassen, David K. Klassen orcid.org/0000-0001-5764-0664 United Network for Organ Sharing, Richmond, Virginia, USASearch for more papers by this authorMarian G. Michaels, Marian G. Michaels Department of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USASearch for more papers by this authorStephanie M. Pouch, Stephanie M. Pouch Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USASearch for more papers by this authorLara Danziger-Isakov, Lara Danziger-Isakov orcid.org/0000-0002-5691-5221 Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center and University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, USASearch for more papers by this authorRicardo M. La Hoz, Ricardo M. La Hoz orcid.org/0000-0002-1560-3192 Division of Infectious Disease and Geographic Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USASearch for more papers by this author First published: 02 March 2023 https://doi.org/10.1111/tid.14048Citations: 1Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL No abstract is available for this article. REFERENCES 1Free RJ, Annambhotla P, La Hoz RM, et al. 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