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Comment
. 2020 Sep;159(3):1176-1178.e2.
doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2020.05.050. Epub 2020 May 20.

COVID-19 in Liver Transplant Recipients: An Initial Experience From the US Epicenter

Brian T Lee  1 , Ponni V Perumalswami  1 , Gene Y Im  1 , Sander Florman  2 , Thomas D Schiano  3 ; COBE Study Group
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Comment

COVID-19 in Liver Transplant Recipients: An Initial Experience From the US Epicenter

Brian T Lee et al. Gastroenterology. 2020 Sep.
No abstract available

Keywords: Coronavirus; Immunosuppression; Liver Transplantation; Outcomes.

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Supplementary Figure 1
Summary of the 7 LT recipients with severe COVID-19 resulting in death. Alb, albumin; ALP, alkaline phosphatase; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; CKD, chronic kidney disease; CRP, C-reactive protein; CVD, cardiovascular disease; CXR, chest radiograph; DM, diabetes mellitus; HCC, hepatocellular carcinoma; HCV, hepatitis C virus; HQ, hydroxychloroquine; HTN, hypertension; ICU, intensive care unit; IV, intravenous; Labs, laboratory tests; LDH, lactate dehydrogenase; NASH, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis; ORSA, oxacillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; PCT, procalcitonin; ROSC, return of spontaneous circulation; TB, total bilirubin.
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