COVID‐19 in lung transplant recipients
C.N. Myers, John H. Scott, Gerard J. Criner, Francis Cordova, A.J. Mamary, Nathaniel Marchetti, Kartik Shenoy, J. Galli, P. Mulhall, James C. Brown, Norihisa Shigemura, Sameep Sehgal
Abstract
Solid organ transplant recipients are considered at high risk for COVID-19 infection due to chronic immune suppression; little data currently exists on the manifestations and outcomes of COVID-19 infection in lung transplant recipients. Here we report 8 cases of COVID-19 identified in patients with a history of lung transplant. We describe the clinical course of disease as well as preexisting characteristics of these patients.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)LungLung transplantation2019-20 coronavirus outbreakImmune systemSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Intensive care medicineImmunologyDiseaseInternal medicineInfectious disease (medical specialty)PathologyOutbreakTransplantation: Methods and OutcomesCOVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research