Kidney Transplant and Dialysis Patients Remain at Increased Risk for Succumbing to COVID-19.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Immunocompromised patients have been at an increased risk of succumbing to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) since the beginning of the pandemic.

Methods

Here, we analyzed mortality and case fatality data from dialysis and kidney transplant patients, and compared each with an age-matched subgroup of the general population.

Results

We found that both patients on dialysis and kidney transplant patients remain at increased risk of succumbing to COVID-19 despite all available countermeasures.

Conclusions

The analyses underline the need for additional protection for this vulnerable population.

SUBMITTER: Weiss A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10125010 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature