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Editorial
. 2022 Jan;22(1):12-13.
doi: 10.1111/ajt.16885. Epub 2021 Nov 10.

Mortality in solid organ transplant recipients hospitalized for COVID-19

Andre C Kalil  1 , Diana F Florescu  1
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Editorial

Mortality in solid organ transplant recipients hospitalized for COVID-19

Andre C Kalil et al. Am J Transplant. 2022 Jan.

Abstract

Kalil and Florescu discuss the growing evidence related to survival outcomes of solid organ transplant patients who are hospitalized due to COVID-19 and place this evidence within the context of other post-transplant infections. See Heldman et al. (page 279).

Keywords: clinical research/practice; infection and infectious agents; infection and infectious agents - viral; infectious disease.

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  • Changing trends in mortality among solid organ transplant recipients hospitalized for COVID-19 during the course of the pandemic.
    Heldman MR, Kates OS, Safa K, Kotton CN, Georgia SJ, Steinbrink JM, Alexander BD, Hemmersbach-Miller M, Blumberg EA, Multani A, Haydel B, La Hoz RM, Moni L, Condor Y, Flores S, Munoz CG, Guitierrez J, Diaz EI, Diaz D, Vianna R, Guerra G, Loebe M, Rakita RM, Malinis M, Azar MM, Hemmige V, McCort ME, Chaudhry ZS, Singh PP, Hughes Kramer K, Velioglu A, Yabu JM, Morillis JA, Mehta SA, Tanna SD, Ison MG, Derenge AC, van Duin D, Maximin A, Gilbert C, Goldman JD, Lease ED, Fisher CE, Limaye AP; UW COVID-19 SOT Study Team. Heldman MR, et al. Am J Transplant. 2022 Jan;22(1):279-288. doi: 10.1111/ajt.16840. Epub 2021 Oct 7. Am J Transplant. 2022. PMID: 34514710 Free PMC article.

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