To investigate the pathogenic characteristics of Chinese organ donors and provide the theoretical basis for infection control.

A retrospective analysis of data from October 2014 to March 2017 was performed. The pathogenic characteristics of 148 organ donors from the First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University were analyzed.

A total of 119 pathogens were isolated from 148 donors, including 59 (49.6%) gram-negative organisms, 47 (39.5%) gram-positive organisms and 13 (10.9%) fungi. Among gram-negative organisms, the most common isolates were acinetobacter baumannii, klebsiella pneumonia and pseudomonas aeruginosa; while Staphylococcus epidermidis, Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus aureus were most common detectors among gram-positive organisms. Among fungi, candida albicans, candida tropicals, aspergillus niger were most common isolates. These organisms were detected in respiratory tract, bloodstream and urinary tract. The most common pathogens in the sites above were acinetobacter baumannii, staphylococcus epidemidis and tropical candidiasis respectively.

The overall incidence of organisms isolates in donor organ is very high in China. The pathogens involve bacteria and fungi. It is urgent to control infection of donor organs in clinic.