Open AccessOutcomes of Renal Transplant Recipients With SARS-CoV-2 Infection in the Eye of the Storm: A Comparative Study With Waitlisted Patients
Author(s) -
Ismail Mohamed,
Prashanth Basappa Chowdary,
Shraddha Shetty,
Cinzia Sammartino,
Rajesh Sivaprakasam,
Ben Lindsey,
Raj Thuraisingham,
Muhammad Yaqoob,
Muhammad Khurram
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.45
H-Index - 204
eISSN - 1534-6080
pISSN - 0041-1337
DOI - 10.1097/tp.0000000000003406
Subject(s) - medicine , immunosuppression , incidence (geometry) , population , dialysis , renal transplant , transplantation , kidney transplantation , disease , pediatrics , physics , environmental health , optics
Patients with chronic kidney disease stage 5 and those on immunosuppression are particularly vulnerable and are shielded as per public health strategy. We present our experience of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) transplant patients in one of the most affected parts of the UK with direct comparison to waitlisted patients.