Abstract
The recent identification of an outbreak of 2019- novel Coronavirus is currently evolving, and the impact on transplantation is unknown. However, it is imperative that we anticipate the potential impact on the transplant community in order to avert severe consequences of this infection on both the transplant community and contacts of transplant patients.
Keywords:
donors and donation; editorial/personal viewpoint; infection and infectious agents-viral; infectious disease; preventive health care.
© 2020 The American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons.
MeSH terms
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Betacoronavirus*
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COVID-19
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Clinical Protocols
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Communicable Diseases, Emerging / diagnosis
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Communicable Diseases, Emerging / prevention & control*
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Communicable Diseases, Emerging / transmission
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Coronavirus Infections / diagnosis
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Coronavirus Infections / prevention & control*
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Coronavirus Infections / transmission
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Global Health
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Humans
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Infection Control / methods*
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Organ Transplantation / methods*
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Pandemics / prevention & control*
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Perioperative Care / methods*
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Pneumonia, Viral / diagnosis
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Pneumonia, Viral / prevention & control*
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Pneumonia, Viral / transmission
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Postoperative Complications / diagnosis
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Postoperative Complications / prevention & control
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SARS-CoV-2
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Tissue and Organ Procurement / methods*
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Tissue and Organ Procurement / organization & administration