“Strongyloides stercoralis forms are not routinely screened for prior to transplant surgery”
Dated 19 Jun 2019, from the coroner for Inner North London. Sent to 2 organisations or people.
A coroner wrote this report after an inquest, to warn the organisations below about a risk of further deaths.
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- Report dated19 Jun 2019
- Deadline14 Aug 2019
- Published on judiciary.uk23 Aug 2019
- Today22 Oct 2026
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| Sent to | Response |
|---|---|
| NHS Blood and Transplant | Response publishedPublished on judiciary.uk in August 2019. |
| British Transplantation Society | Report put online after its 56 daysNo response published on judiciary.uk. judiciary.uk put this report online on 23 Aug 2019, after the 56 days for replies had ended (14 Aug 2019). These dates can’t tell us whether a reply was due before it went online. |
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— (1) Strongyloides stercoralis forms are not routinely screened for prior to transplant surgery. If identified early, they are treatable (2) Strongyloides hyperinfection syndrome presents with non-specific symptoms such as abdominal pain, vomiting, intestinal obstruction, cough, wheezing and chest pain. It can evolve into respiratory distress and multi-organ failure. (3) Strongyloidiasis is estimated to affect up to 300 million people worldwide. The infection is particularly prevalent in tropical and subtropical regions including a number of common travel destinations such as Thailand and Brazil. Mr Phung was born in Vietnam but had lived in the UK for many years.
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- judiciary.uk, Prevention of Future Deaths reports, 2019-0204
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