Preexisting renal graft dysfunction as a major risk factor for SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant pneumonia : A postinfection cross-sectional study of 312 immunosuppressed renal transplant recipients

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OBJECTIVES: SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia poses significant challenges to health systems worldwide, particularly, in severe and critical cases. Immunosuppressed renal transplant recipients appear to be at a particularly high risk for severe or critical COVID-19 illness. However, few studies elucidated the risk factors of SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia in renal transplant recipients with COVID-19.

METHODS: A postinfection cross-sectional survey was conducted in 312 renal transplant recipients and 503 age- and sex-matched controls to explore risk factors for SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia in immunosuppressed renal transplant recipients.

RESULTS: The results showed that renal transplant recipients had a much higher incidence of SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia (48.1%) after infection with the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant than controls (5.6%). The multivariate binary logistic regression analysis identified older age, lower creatinine clearance before infection, and higher dose of prednisone before infection as risk factors for SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia in renal transplant recipients. Preexisting renal dysfunction was a major risk factor for SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia, with an odds ratio of 3.27 (1.01-10.61).

CONCLUSIONS: Preexisting renal graft dysfunction was a major risk factor for SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant pneumonia. It is suggested that high-risk renal transplant recipients should undergo computed tomography scanning within 14 days after infection with SARS-CoV-2.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:141

Enthalten in:

International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases - 141(2024) vom: 23. März, Seite 106962

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Tang, Qi [VerfasserIn]
Xie, Xubiao [VerfasserIn]
Peng, Longkai [VerfasserIn]
Yang, Linxin [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Yubin [VerfasserIn]
Yu, Shaojie [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Journal Article
Omicron
Pneumonia
Renal transplant
SARS-CoV-2

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Date Completed 15.03.2024

Date Revised 15.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.ijid.2024.02.005

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM368502864