COVID-19 severity in kidney transplant recipients is similar to nontransplant patients with similar comorbidities

Volume: 21, Issue: 3, Pages: 1285 - 1294
Published: Mar 1, 2021
Abstract
Higher rates of severe COVID-19 have been reported in kidney transplant recipients (KTRs) compared to nontransplant patients. We aimed to determine if poorer outcomes were specifically related to chronic immunosuppression or underlying comorbidities. We used a 1:1 propensity score-matching method to compare survival and severe disease-free survival (defined as death and/or need for intensive care unit [ICU]) incidence in hospitalized KTRs and...
Paper Details
Title
COVID-19 severity in kidney transplant recipients is similar to nontransplant patients with similar comorbidities
Published Date
Mar 1, 2021
Volume
21
Issue
3
Pages
1285 - 1294
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