Clinical characteristics and outcomes in COVID-19 in kidney transplant recipients: a propensity score matched cohort study

Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), especially those on dialysis or who have received a kidney transplant (KT), are considered more vulnerable to severe COVID-19. This susceptibility is attributed to advanced age, a higher frequency of comorbidities, and the chronic immunosuppressed state, w...

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Main Authors: Polianna Delfino-Pereira, Vanessa das Graças José Ventura, Magda Carvalho Pires, Daniela Ponce, Gabriel Assis Lopes do Carmo, Lilian Pires de Freitas do Carmo, Bruno Barbosa Miranda de Paiva, Alexandre Vargas Schwarzbold, Angélica Gomides dos Reis Gomes, Bruno Mateus de Castro, Carísi Anne Polanczyk, Christiane Corrêa Rodrigues Cimini, Daniela Antunes de Lima, Fabiano Carvalho de Sousa, Frederico Bartolazzi, Giovanna Grunewald Vietta, Heloisa Reniers Vianna, José Miguel Chatkin, Karen Brasil Ruschel, Luciane Kopittke, Luís César de Castro, Marcelo Carneiro, Priscilla Pereira dos Reis, Milena Soriano Marcolino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2024.1350657/full