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| Man given kidney doctors knew was infected, inquest hears | |
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| A man died from meningitis after being given a kidney that doctors knew was infected, an inquest has heard. | |
| Darren Hughes, 42, died a fortnight after getting the kidney, which was later found to contain meningitis-causing parasitic worms. | |
| Mr Hughes's father Ian said neither he nor his son were told the kidney was infected before the transplant. | Mr Hughes's father Ian said neither he nor his son were told the kidney was infected before the transplant. |
| The family were only informed of the condition of the donor a month after Mr Hughes died in December 2013. | The family were only informed of the condition of the donor a month after Mr Hughes died in December 2013. |
| Mr Hughes, of Bridgend, and Robert Stuart, 67, from Cardiff, both received the transplants at the University Hospital of Wales (UHW) last year. They both subsequently died. | Mr Hughes, of Bridgend, and Robert Stuart, 67, from Cardiff, both received the transplants at the University Hospital of Wales (UHW) last year. They both subsequently died. |
| Representatives for UHW suggested to Mr Hughes at the inquest in Cardiff Coroner's Court that the surgeon had told them prior to the transplant that the donor had a brain infection which was low risk. He denied this. | Representatives for UHW suggested to Mr Hughes at the inquest in Cardiff Coroner's Court that the surgeon had told them prior to the transplant that the donor had a brain infection which was low risk. He denied this. |
| Mr Hughes said at the January 2014 meeting: "We got told that the donor lived rough, was an alcoholic, had cirrhosis of the liver and had died and they didn't know the cause of the meningitis which had killed him." | Mr Hughes said at the January 2014 meeting: "We got told that the donor lived rough, was an alcoholic, had cirrhosis of the liver and had died and they didn't know the cause of the meningitis which had killed him." |
| He said the family were under the impression that the donor had been killed in a car crash and had no idea of his health. | He said the family were under the impression that the donor had been killed in a car crash and had no idea of his health. |
| Halicephalobus parasite | Halicephalobus parasite |