National study on the risks of COVID-19 infection for paediatric kidney transplant recipients: a retrospective, cross-sectional study.

Charlotte WithersRishil PatelBen C ReynoldsMartin ChristianMordi MuorahYincent TseLiz EdwardsPallavi YadavShuman HaqShivaram HegdeChris J CallaghanAlasdair BamfordStephen D Marks

Published in: Archives of disease in childhood (2024)

We report 10.4% of the UK paediatric renal transplantation population had documented COVID-19 infections with positive SARS-CoV-2 PCR RNA with 28% of those affected requiring hospitalisation. The increased incidence of AKI, particularly after the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, was possibly due to increased testing. There was low morbidity and mortality compared with the adult population.

Keyphrases

sars cov
intensive care unit
emergency department
coronavirus disease
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
acute kidney injury
risk factors
cross sectional
real time pcr