2023
Active and Passive Immunization Approaches in Transplant Recipients
Ringer M, Azar M, Malinis M. Active and Passive Immunization Approaches in Transplant Recipients. Current Transplantation Reports 2023, 10: 188-198. DOI: 10.1007/s40472-023-00406-4.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsSolid organ transplant recipientsImmune responseTransplant recipientsActive immunizationReviewThe COVID-19 pandemicMonoclonal antibodiesSARS-CoV2 vaccinesOrgan transplant recipientsDose of vaccinePassive immunization approachesTiming of vaccinationPassive immunization strategiesUse of adjuvantsBooster dosesConvalescent plasmaClinical efficacyPassive immunizationPoor outcomePassive immunityImmunization approachVaccinationImmunization strategiesImmunizationFurther studiesCOVID-19 pandemic
2021
Changing trends in mortality among solid organ transplant recipients hospitalized for COVID‐19 during the course of the pandemic
Heldman MR, Kates OS, Safa K, Kotton CN, Georgia SJ, Steinbrink JM, Alexander BD, Hemmersbach‐Miller M, Blumberg EA, Multani A, Haydel B, La Hoz RM, Moni L, Condor Y, Flores S, Munoz CG, Guitierrez J, Diaz EI, Diaz D, Vianna R, Guerra G, Loebe M, Rakita RM, Malinis M, Azar MM, Hemmige V, McCort ME, Chaudhry ZS, Singh PP, Kramer K, Velioglu A, Yabu JM, Morillis JA, Mehta SA, Tanna SD, Ison MG, Derenge AC, van Duin D, Maximin A, Gilbert C, Goldman JD, Lease ED, Fisher CE, Limaye AP, Team T. Changing trends in mortality among solid organ transplant recipients hospitalized for COVID‐19 during the course of the pandemic. American Journal Of Transplantation 2021, 22: 279-288. PMID: 34514710, PMCID: PMC8653312, DOI: 10.1111/ajt.16840.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSolid organ transplant recipientsOrgan transplant recipientsTransplant recipientsCOVID-19IL-6/ILComorbidity-adjusted mortalityUse of corticosteroidsUse of hydroxychloroquineMultivariable logistic regressionBaseline comorbiditiesMulticenter registryImproved survivalReceptor inhibitorsGeneral populationMortality trendsMortalityLogistic regressionFurther studiesLater periodRecipientsCorticosteroidsComorbiditiesHydroxychloroquinePandemicPatients