Oligosymptomatic Kidney Transplant Patients With COVID-19: Do They Pose a Risk to Other Recipients?

The clinical course of viral infections in patients under immunosuppression can be atypical and/or fatal if not diagnosed and treated appropriately. The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) may also have an atypical presentation. Contrary to the general opinion, transplant patients may be asymptomati...

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Autores principales: Kocak, Burak, Arpali, Emre, Akyollu, Basak, Yelken, Berna, Tekin, Suda, Kanbay, Mehmet, Turkmen, Aydin, Kalayoglu, Munci
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier Inc. 2020
Materias:
COVID-19 Minisymposium: Towards a Strategic Roadmap
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7225704/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32419709
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.transproceed.2020.05.028
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Sumario:The clinical course of viral infections in patients under immunosuppression can be atypical and/or fatal if not diagnosed and treated appropriately. The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) may also have an atypical presentation. Contrary to the general opinion, transplant patients may be asymptomatic or oligosymptomatic, which could be a risk factor for underdiagnosis and the dissemination of this viral disease. This study presents the clinical features of 2 oligosymptomatic kidney transplant patients diagnosed with COVID-19. We suggest that new screening algorithms for COVID-19 should be reconsidered for the transplant patient population.

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