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COVID-19 infection immediately post-transplant in an unvaccinated patient: Clinical observations and ethical implications.
- Source :
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Canadian liver journal [Can Liver J] 2022 Nov 07; Vol. 5 (4), pp. 540-542. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Nov 07 (Print Publication: 2022). - Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- We report the case of a 28-year-old woman who presented with acute liver failure from suspected drug-induced liver injury. She was not vaccinated against COVID-19 and expressed considerable reluctance to become vaccinated, prompting discussions within the transplant group regarding her candidacy. She received a liver transplant and acquired COVID-19 immediately post-operatively that was treated with sotrovimab. She recovered well and was discharged shortly following her transplant. This case suggests that unwillingness to receive COVID-19 vaccination pre-transplant should not represent an absolute contraindication to a life-saving liver transplantation.<br /> (Copyright © 2022 Canadian Association for the Study of the Liver.)
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 2561-4444
- Volume :
- 5
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Canadian liver journal
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 38144407
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3138/canlivj-2022-0023