Successful kidney transplantation after COVID-19 infection in two cases

Solid Organ Transplantation From SARS-CoV-2–infected Donors to Uninfected Recipients: A Single-center Experience

“…There are also reports of at least 45 kidneys, 14 livers, and 6 hearts transplanted from 55 donors with fully resolved SARS-CoV-2 infection with no evidence of virus transmission. 8,9,19-26 The OPTN’s recent guidance, reflecting this sparse data, concludes that the precise virus transmission risk with this transplantation strategy remains unknown and that transplantation decisions should balance this unknown risk against the recipient’s morbidity and mortality risk while awaiting transplantation. 6 Our case series of 7 organ transplants contributes to the literature supporting the safety of solid organ transplantation from infected donors to uninfected recipients.…”

Trasplante renal después de una COVID-19

“…In this issue of the journal, two very interesting experiences are being reported, in which the authors describe the cases of three patients who received a KT after having overcome the disease. 38,39 The two cases reported from India are unique and constitute original contributions. 38 It is the first patient reported to undergo a transplant after overcoming COVID-19 pneumonia (four weeks after the initial diagnosis), and the first recipient of a kidney from living donor in which both donor and recipient simultaneously presented previous mild symptomatic COVID-19.…”

“…38,39 The two cases reported from India are unique and constitute original contributions. 38 It is the first patient reported to undergo a transplant after overcoming COVID-19 pneumonia (four weeks after the initial diagnosis), and the first recipient of a kidney from living donor in which both donor and recipient simultaneously presented previous mild symptomatic COVID-19. In both cases, the recipients were negative at the time of renal implantation and presented anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibodies.…”

Successful ABO-incompatible kidney transplantation and SARS-CoV-2–specific immune monitoring in a patient recovered from coronavirus infection

“…There are approximately four previous case reports of successful transplantation in patients with a mild disease course of COVID-19 and two case reports of such patients with a severe disease course [ 4 - 8 ]. No previous case report or cohort study showed adaptive immunity in both precise humoral and cellular patterns.…”