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Review
. 2020 Jun 30;15(6):246-250.
doi: 10.1002/cld.990. eCollection 2020 Jun.

Fatal COVID-19 in a Patient with End-Stage Liver Disease Wait-Listed for Liver Transplantation: An Evidence-Based Review of COVID-19 Screening Modalities Prior to Transplant

Yoona Rhee  1 , Edie L Chan  2 , Sheila L Eswaran  3 , Costica Aloman  3 , Martin Hertl  2 , Carlos A Q Santos  1
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Review

Fatal COVID-19 in a Patient with End-Stage Liver Disease Wait-Listed for Liver Transplantation: An Evidence-Based Review of COVID-19 Screening Modalities Prior to Transplant

Yoona Rhee et al. Clin Liver Dis (Hoboken). .
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COVID‐19 screening flowchart for high MELD‐Na score liver transplant candidates. *Symptoms include fever, respiratory symptoms (cough, shortness of breath, sore throat, rhinorrhea), anosmia/ageusia, and/or diarrhea.
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