Reinfection of SARS-CoV-2 in kidney transplant recipient
Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) which is caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) was first reported from Wuhan, China, and later became a pandemic. While infection is very common, reinfection with SARS-CoV-2 is rare because immune responses from past infection redu...
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| author | Amresh Krishna Abhishek Kumar Prit Pal Singh Prem Shankar Patel |
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| description | Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) which is caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) was first reported from Wuhan, China, and later became a pandemic. While infection is very common, reinfection with SARS-CoV-2 is rare because immune responses from past infection reduce the risk of reinfection. In this report, we describe the case of a kidney transplant recipient who was reinfected with SARS-CoV-2 after successfully recovering from moderate COVID-19, 6 months ago. The first infection occurred in September 2020 while the reinfection occurred in April 2021. Our case highlights that kidney transplant recipients can be reinfected with COVID-19, and therefore, recovery from a primary infection should not be taken as license to shun COVID-related precautions. The disease severity, clinical course, and outcome of reinfection may be different from the first infection. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-63e15e2a876545eeb36a74277a2a1c262022-12-22T03:43:02ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Transplantation2212-00172212-00252022-01-0116223423610.4103/ijot.ijot_74_21Reinfection of SARS-CoV-2 in kidney transplant recipientAmresh KrishnaAbhishek KumarPrit Pal SinghPrem Shankar PatelCoronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) which is caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) was first reported from Wuhan, China, and later became a pandemic. While infection is very common, reinfection with SARS-CoV-2 is rare because immune responses from past infection reduce the risk of reinfection. In this report, we describe the case of a kidney transplant recipient who was reinfected with SARS-CoV-2 after successfully recovering from moderate COVID-19, 6 months ago. The first infection occurred in September 2020 while the reinfection occurred in April 2021. Our case highlights that kidney transplant recipients can be reinfected with COVID-19, and therefore, recovery from a primary infection should not be taken as license to shun COVID-related precautions. The disease severity, clinical course, and outcome of reinfection may be different from the first infection.http://www.ijtonline.in/article.asp?issn=2212-0017;year=2022;volume=16;issue=2;spage=234;epage=236;aulast=Krishnacoronavirus disease-2019kidney transplant recipientreinfection |
| spellingShingle | Amresh Krishna Abhishek Kumar Prit Pal Singh Prem Shankar Patel Reinfection of SARS-CoV-2 in kidney transplant recipient Indian Journal of Transplantation coronavirus disease-2019 kidney transplant recipient reinfection |
| title | Reinfection of SARS-CoV-2 in kidney transplant recipient |
| title_full | Reinfection of SARS-CoV-2 in kidney transplant recipient |
| title_fullStr | Reinfection of SARS-CoV-2 in kidney transplant recipient |
| title_full_unstemmed | Reinfection of SARS-CoV-2 in kidney transplant recipient |
| title_short | Reinfection of SARS-CoV-2 in kidney transplant recipient |
| title_sort | reinfection of sars cov 2 in kidney transplant recipient |
| topic | coronavirus disease-2019 kidney transplant recipient reinfection |
| url | http://www.ijtonline.in/article.asp?issn=2212-0017;year=2022;volume=16;issue=2;spage=234;epage=236;aulast=Krishna |
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