Author Interviews, Columbia, COVID -19 Coronavirus, Kidney Disease, Transplantation / 09.07.2020
Safe Management of Kidney Transplant Patients During COVID-19 Pandemic
MedicalResearch.com Interview with:
Syed Ali Husain, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and
New York Presbyterian Hospital
The Columbia University Renal Epidemiology Group
New York, New York
MedicalResearch.com: What is the background for this study?
Response: One group of patients thought to be at a high risk of severe COVID-19 manifestations is kidney transplant recipients, since they take medications that suppress their immune system and they often have other medical problems that have been associated with severe infection. We wanted to understand whether it is safe to manage kidney transplant recipients who develop COVID-19 as outpatients, without admitting them to the hospital.
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