Recommended prophylactic and management strategies for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection in transplant recipients

Since December 2019, increasing attention has been paid to the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) epidemic in Wuhan, China. SARS-CoV-2 primarily invades the respiratory tract and lungs, leading to pneumonia and other systemic disorders. The effect of SARS-CoV-2 in transplan...

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Autores principales: Ju, Chun-Rong, Lian, Qiao-Yan, Zhang, Jian-Heng, Qiu, Tao, Cai, Zhi-Tao, Jiang, Wen-Yang, Zhang, Jing, Cheng, Qin, Chen, Gang, Li, Ning, Wang, Chun-Yan, He, Jian-Xing
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Chinese Medical Association 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7194659/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32363045
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cdtm.2020.02.003
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Sumario:Since December 2019, increasing attention has been paid to the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) epidemic in Wuhan, China. SARS-CoV-2 primarily invades the respiratory tract and lungs, leading to pneumonia and other systemic disorders. The effect of SARS-CoV-2 in transplant recipients has raised significant concerns, especially because there is a large population of transplant recipients in China. Based on the current epidemic situation, this study reviewed publications on this virus and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), analyzed common features of respiratory viral pneumonias, and presented the currently reported clinical characteristics of COVID-19 in transplant recipients to improve strategies regarding the diagnosis and treatment of COVID-19 in this special population.

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