Issues regarding COVID-19 in kidney transplantation in the ERA of the Omicron variant: a commentary by the ERA Descartes Working Group

I Gandolfini, M Crespo, R Hellemans… - Nephrology Dialysis …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
The Omicron variant, which has become the dominant strain of severe acute respiratory
syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) worldwide, brings new challenges to preventing and …

The COVID-19 pandemic and adult cardiac transplantation: impact, interventions, and implications

S Chih, BA Clarke, M Albert, CA Buchan… - Canadian Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this review, we provide a comprehensive overview of the impact of the COVID-19
pandemic on adult heart transplantation. We highlight the decline in the number of adult …

How did the omicron surge affect kidney transplant recipients compared with a cohort from the general population?

MP Cristelli, RAP Rissoni, LA Viana… - …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
As of December 2021, although half of the global population had already been fully
vaccinated, 1 a new variant gave new contours to the pandemic. Preliminary data suggest …

When you need to dive in the deep end—Transplanting SARS‐CoV‐2 PCR+ recipients

S Zavala, C DeLaurentis, JG Aaron… - Transplant Infectious …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
There is an ongoing need to understand whether transplantation during acute Coronavirus
disease 2019 (COVID‐19) can be performed safely, especially when urgent transplant is …

mRNA vaccination decreases COVID-19-associated morbidity and mortality among organ transplant recipients: a contemporary cohort study

AH Lerner, P Arvanitis, K Vieira, EJ Klein… - Open Forum …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background Organ transplant recipients (OTRs) are less protected from vaccination
than immunocompetent hosts. Additional vaccine doses have shown increased …

Early referring saved lives in kidney transplant recipients with COVID-19: a beneficial role of telemedicine

I Zahradka, V Petr, K Jakubov, I Modos, F Hruby… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction There is a strong impetus for the use of telemedicine for boosting early detection
rates and enabling early treatment and remote monitoring of COVID-19 cases, particularly in …

Risks of paxlovid in a heart transplant recipient

K Stawiarski, R Avery, S Strout, P Umapathi - The Journal of Heart and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The burden of morbidity and mortality from SARS-CoV-2 infection is especially significant in
heart transplant patients who are at higher risk for poor outcomes owing to …

The impact of nirmatrelvir-ritonavir in reducing hospitalizations among high-risk patients with SARS-CoV-2 during the omicron predominant era

MM Al-Obaidi, AB Gungor, S Murugapandian… - The American Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has caused significant
morbidity and mortality in high-risk populations. Several therapeutics have been developed …

[HTML][HTML] Excess mortality in COVID-19-affected solid organ transplant recipients across the pandemic

S Yamanaga, K Shimata, S Ohfuji, M Yoshikawa… - American Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
The excess mortality of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) solid organ transplant
recipients (SOTRs) throughout the pandemic remains unclear. This prospective cohort study …

Neutralizing antibody responses and cellular responses against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariants after mRNA SARS-CoV-2 vaccination in kidney transplant …

K Kawashiro, R Suzuki, T Nogimori, S Tsujino… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Abstract Although the mRNA SARS-CoV-2 vaccine has improved the mortality rate in the
general population, its efficacy against rapidly mutating virus strains, especially in kidney …