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Review
. 2020 Oct;22(5):e13338.
doi: 10.1111/tid.13338. Epub 2020 Aug 2.

COVID-19 in an HIV-positive kidney transplant recipient

Rebecca N Kumar  1 , Sajal D Tanna  1 , Aneesha A Shetty  2   3 , Valentina Stosor  1   3
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Review

COVID-19 in an HIV-positive kidney transplant recipient

Rebecca N Kumar et al. Transpl Infect Dis. 2020 Oct.

Abstract

We report a case of a 50-year-old male with a history of HIV and kidney transplant who presented with SARS-CoV-2. We also present a review of COVID-19 cases in kidney transplant recipients.

Keywords: COVID-19; human immunodeficiency virus; kidney transplantation; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2.

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