Early COVID-19 infection after lung transplantation.
Brian C KellerAnh LeMahdee SobhanieNora ColburnPamela BurchamJustin RosenheckMolly HowsareAsvin M GanapathiSara A AtyiaMichael HadenBryan A WhitsonNahush A MokadamDavid R NunleyPublished in: American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons (2020)
COVID-19, the clinical syndrome caused by the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, continues to rapidly spread, leading to significant stressors on global healthcare infrastructure. The manifestations of COVID-19 in solid organ transplant recipients are only beginning to be understood with cases reported to date in transplant recipients on chronic immunosuppression. Herein, we report the first case of COVID-19 in a lung transplant recipient in the immediate posttransplant period, and we describe the epidemiologic challenges in identifying the source of infection in this unique situation.