COVID-19 in transplant recipients : The Spanish experience

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We report the nationwide experience with solid organ transplant (SOT) and hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) recipients diagnosed with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Spain until 13 July 2020. We compiled information for 778 (423 kidney, 113 HSCT, 110 liver, 69 heart, 54 lung, 8 pancreas, 1 multivisceral) recipients. Median age at diagnosis was 61 years (interquartile range [IQR]: 52-70), and 66% were male. The incidence of COVID-19 in SOT recipients was two-fold higher compared to the Spanish general population. The median interval from transplantation was 59 months (IQR: 18-131). Infection was hospital-acquired in 13% of cases. No donor-derived COVID-19 was suspected. Most patients (89%) were admitted to the hospital. Therapies included hydroxychloroquine (84%), azithromycin (53%), protease inhibitors (37%), and interferon-β (5%), whereas immunomodulation was based on corticosteroids (41%) and tocilizumab (21%). Adjustment of immunosuppression was performed in 85% of patients. At the time of analysis, complete follow-up was available from 652 patients. Acute respiratory distress syndrome occurred in 35% of patients. Ultimately, 174 (27%) patients died. In univariate analysis, risk factors for death were lung transplantation (odds ratio [OR]: 2.5; 95% CI: 1.4-4.6), age >60 years (OR: 3.7; 95% CI: 2.5-5.5), and hospital-acquired COVID-19 (OR: 3.0; 95% CI: 1.9-4.9).

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CommentIn: Am J Transplant. 2021 Jun;21(6):2311-2313. - PMID 33450112

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:21

Enthalten in:

American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons - 21(2021), 5 vom: 05. Mai, Seite 1825-1837

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Coll, Elisabeth [VerfasserIn]
Fernández-Ruiz, Mario [VerfasserIn]
Sánchez-Álvarez, J Emilio [VerfasserIn]
Martínez-Fernández, José R [VerfasserIn]
Crespo, Marta [VerfasserIn]
Gayoso, Jorge [VerfasserIn]
Bada-Bosch, Teresa [VerfasserIn]
Oppenheimer, Federico [VerfasserIn]
Moreso, Francesc [VerfasserIn]
López-Oliva, María O [VerfasserIn]
Melilli, Edoardo [VerfasserIn]
Rodríguez-Ferrero, Marisa L [VerfasserIn]
Bravo, Carlos [VerfasserIn]
Burgos, Elena [VerfasserIn]
Facundo, Carme [VerfasserIn]
Lorenzo, Inmaculada [VerfasserIn]
Yañez, Íñigo [VerfasserIn]
Galeano, Cristina [VerfasserIn]
Roca, Ana [VerfasserIn]
Cabello, Mercedes [VerfasserIn]
Gómez-Bueno, Manuel [VerfasserIn]
García-Cosío, MªDolores [VerfasserIn]
Graus, Javier [VerfasserIn]
Lladó, Laura [VerfasserIn]
de Pablo, Alicia [VerfasserIn]
Loinaz, Carmelo [VerfasserIn]
Aguado, Beatriz [VerfasserIn]
Hernández, Domingo [VerfasserIn]
Domínguez-Gil, Beatriz [VerfasserIn]
Spanish Group for the Study of COVID-19 in Transplant Recipients [VerfasserIn]

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Antibiotic: antiviral
Clinical decision-making
Clinical research/practice
Complication: infectious
Infection and infectious agents - viral
Infectious disease
Journal Article

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Date Completed 13.05.2021

Date Revised 03.11.2023

published: Print-Electronic

CommentIn: Am J Transplant. 2021 Jun;21(6):2311-2313. - PMID 33450112

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1111/ajt.16369

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM316670375