Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Unvaccinated Kidney Transplant Recipients Infected with the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Variant: A Case Series
Qu Y, Zhuang J, Duan Y, Baibutihan A, Maimaiti Z, Zhang C, Niu J, Teng W, Ailimu M, Wei X, Qi B, Li J, Du S, Wang D, Cao K, Wang J, Lu C, Tian X, Jiang H. Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Unvaccinated Kidney Transplant Recipients Infected with the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Variant: A Case Series. Integrative Medicine In Nephrology And Andrology 2024, 11: e00019. DOI: 10.1097/imna-d-23-00019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchKidney transplant recipientsKT recipientsClinical characteristicsKidney transplantationTransplant recipientsElevated serum D-dimerIncidence of severe infectionsOmicron infectionSevere/critical illnessOutcomes of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Calcineurin inhibitor drugsSerum D-dimerSerum albumin levelSARS-CoV-2Acute kidney injuryFollow-up periodC-reactive proteinSARS-CoV-2 Omicron infectionSARS-CoV-2 Omicron variantReverse transcription polymerase chain reactionImmunocompromised statusFerritin levelsTranscription polymerase chain reactionSevere/critical groupAntiviral therapy