COVID-19 infection in solid organ transplant recipients: A single-center experience with patients immediately after transplantation

Aureliusz Kolonko; Sylwia Dudzicz; Andrzej Wiecek; Robert Król

doi:10.1111/tid.13381

COVID-19 infection in solid organ transplant recipients: A single-center experience with patients immediately after transplantation

Transpl Infect Dis. 2021 Feb;23(1):e13381. doi: 10.1111/tid.13381. Epub 2020 Jul 6.

Authors

Aureliusz Kolonko¹, Sylwia Dudzicz¹, Andrzej Wiecek¹, Robert Król²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Nephrology, Transplantation and Internal Medicine, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland.
² Department of General, Vascular and Transplant Surgery, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland.

Abstract

In our transplant center, infection with SARS-CoV-2 virus was confirmed in 4 organ transplant recipients (3 kidney and 1 liver transplant recipients) during their early post-transplant hospital stay. In this paper, we report the basic characteristics, management, clinical course, and outcomes of these patients.

Keywords: COVID-19; infectious complications; kidney transplantation; liver transplantation; outcomes.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
COVID-19 / complications*
Fatal Outcome
Humans
Immunocompromised Host
Immunosuppressive Agents / administration & dosage
Kidney Transplantation*
Liver Transplantation*
Male
Middle Aged
SARS-CoV-2*
Transplant Recipients*
Young Adult

Substances

Immunosuppressive Agents