Experience of SARS-CoV-2 infection in two kidney transplant recipients living with HIV-1 infection.

Prashanth ChowdaryShraddha ShettyJohn BoothMuhammad Arslan KhurramMagdi YaqoobIsmail Heyder Mohamed

Published in: Transplant infectious disease : an official journal of the Transplantation Society (2020)

There is still no consensus on the optimal management of COVID-19 within the general population due to the emerging evidence base. High-risk groups, including kidney transplant recipients living with HIV present unique additional challenges. Here we discuss two kidney transplant recipients living with HIV with SARS-CoV-2 infection and their clinical course, and review the existing literature for this subset of challenging patients.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
coronavirus disease
sars cov
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
systematic review
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
clinical practice