An initial report from the French SOT COVID Registry suggests high mortality due to Covid-19 in recipients of kidney transplants.

Notwithstanding the ongoing coronavirus disease-2019 (Covid-19) pandemic, information on its clinical presentation and prognosis in recipients of a kidney transplant remain scanty. The aim of this registry-based observational study was to explore characteristics and clinical outcomes of recipients of kidney transplants included in the French nationwide Registry of Solid Organ Transplant Recipients with Covid-19. Covid-19 was diagnosed in symptomatic patients who had a positive PCR assay for SARS-CoV-2 or having typical lung lesions on imaging.

Source: Kidney International - August 22, 2020 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Sophie Caillard, Dany Anglicheau, Marie Matignon, Antoine Durrbach, Clarisse Greze, Luc Frimat, Olivier Thaunat, Tristan Legris, Valerie Moal, Pierre Francois Westeel, Nassim Kamar, Philippe Gatault, Renaud Snanoudj, Antoine Sicard, Dominique Bertrand, Ch Tags: clinical investigation Source Type: research