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Editorial
. 2023 Nov 1;18(11):1393-1395.
doi: 10.2215/CJN.0000000000000325. Epub 2023 Oct 9.

Kidney Transplantation from SARS-CoV-2-Infected Deceased Donors: Comfort or Caution in Contemporary Practice?

Krista L Lentine  1 , Tarek Alhamad  2
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Editorial

Kidney Transplantation from SARS-CoV-2-Infected Deceased Donors: Comfort or Caution in Contemporary Practice?

Krista L Lentine et al. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. .
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Conflict of interest statement

T. Alhamad reports consultancy for CareDx, Natera, and Veloxis; research funding from Angion, CareDx, CSL Imagine, Eldon, Eurofins, and Natera; honoraria from CareDx, Sanofi, and Veloxis; personal fees from CareDx, Eurofins, Horizon, Natera, Sanofi, and Veloxis; advisory or leadership roles for CareDx, Europhines, Horizon, and QSANT; and speakers bureau for CareDx, Sanofi, and Veloxis. K.L. Lentine reports consultancy for CareDx, Inc., ownership interest in CareDx, Inc., and speakers bureau for Sanofi.

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Figure 1
Current understanding of the risks and outcomes of kidney transplantation from SARS-CoV-2–infected deceased donors. COVID-19, coronavirus disease 2019; NAT, nucleic acid amplification test; SARS-CoV-2, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.
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