1. Clinical outcomes and serologic response in solid organ transplant recipients with COVID-19: A case series from the United States.
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Fung M, Chiu CY, DeVoe C, Doernberg SB, Schwartz BS, Langelier C, Henrich TJ, Yokoe D, Davis J, Hays SR, Chandran S, Kukreja J, Ng D, Prostko J, Taylor R, Reyes K, Bainbridge E, Bond A, Chin-Hong P, and Babik JM
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- Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Comorbidity, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, United States epidemiology, Antibodies, Viral immunology, COVID-19 epidemiology, Immunocompromised Host, Organ Transplantation methods, Pandemics, SARS-CoV-2 immunology, Transplant Recipients
- Abstract
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic caused by SARS coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has caused significant morbidity and mortality for patients and stressed healthcare systems worldwide. The clinical features, disease course, and serologic response of COVID-19 among immunosuppressed patients such as solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients, who are at presumed risk for more severe disease, are not well characterized. We describe our institutional experience with COVID-19 among 10 SOT patients, including the clinical presentation, treatment modalities, and outcomes of 7 renal transplant recipients, 1 liver transplant recipient, 1 heart transplant recipient, and 1 lung transplant recipient. In addition, we report the serologic response in SOT recipients, documenting a positive IgG response in all 7 hospitalized patients. We also review the existing literature on COVID-19 in SOT recipients to consolidate the current knowledge on COVID-19 in the SOT population for the transplant community., (© 2020 The American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons.)
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- 2020
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