Outpatient Management of the Kidney Transplant Recipient during the SARS-CoV-2 Virus Pandemic

Shana E Gleeson; Richard N Formica; Ethan P Marin

doi:10.2215/CJN.04510420

Outpatient Management of the Kidney Transplant Recipient during the SARS-CoV-2 Virus Pandemic

Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2020 Jun 8;15(6):892-895. doi: 10.2215/CJN.04510420. Epub 2020 Apr 28.

Authors

Shana E Gleeson¹, Richard N Formica², Ethan P Marin²

Affiliations

¹ Section of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut.
² Section of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut.

No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; Cough; Cytomegalovirus Infections; Dyspnea; Fever; Outpatients; Oxygen; Pandemics; Patient Care; Physical Exertion; Public Health; SARS Virus; Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome; immunosuppression; kidney transplantation; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; virology.

MeSH terms

Ambulatory Care / organization & administration*
Betacoronavirus / immunology
Betacoronavirus / pathogenicity*
COVID-19
Coronavirus Infections / diagnosis
Coronavirus Infections / immunology
Coronavirus Infections / therapy*
Coronavirus Infections / virology
Delivery of Health Care, Integrated / organization & administration*
Host-Pathogen Interactions
Humans
Immunocompromised Host
Immunosuppressive Agents / administration & dosage*
Immunosuppressive Agents / adverse effects
Kidney Transplantation* / adverse effects
Nephrology / organization & administration*
Pandemics
Pneumonia, Viral / diagnosis
Pneumonia, Viral / immunology
Pneumonia, Viral / therapy*
Pneumonia, Viral / virology
Risk Assessment
Risk Factors
SARS-CoV-2

Substances

Immunosuppressive Agents