Immunosuppression in solid organ transplant recipients with Covid-19: More data, but still complicated

Madeleine R Heldman; Olivia S Kates; Cynthia E Fisher; Ajit P Limaye

doi:10.1111/tid.13650

Immunosuppression in solid organ transplant recipients with Covid-19: More data, but still complicated

Transpl Infect Dis. 2021 Aug;23(4):e13650. doi: 10.1111/tid.13650. Epub 2021 Jul 29.

Authors

Madeleine R Heldman¹, Olivia S Kates¹, Cynthia E Fisher¹, Ajit P Limaye¹

Affiliation

¹ Division of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.

Abstract

"Outcomes of COVID-19 in solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients: a matched cohort study" by Pereira et al found similar 28 day mortality among hospitalized SOT recipients and comorbidity matched controls, shedding light on the relationship between immunosuppression and Covid-19 outcomes.

Keywords: Covid-19; immunosuppression; solid organ transplantation.

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

COVID-19*
Cohort Studies
Humans
Immunosuppression Therapy / adverse effects
Organ Transplantation* / adverse effects
SARS-CoV-2
Transplant Recipients

Abstract

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MeSH terms

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