Is COVID-19 Still a Threat? An Expert Opinion Review on the Continued Healthcare Burden in Immunocompromised Individuals

CD Spinner, S Bell, H Einsele, C Tremblay… - Advances in …, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by the severe acute respiratory
syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has had a profound global impact. The emergence …

2024 Clinical Practice Guideline Update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America on the Management of COVID-19: Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Neutralizing Antibody …

A Bhimraj, Y Falck-Ytter, AY Kim, JZ Li… - Clinical Infectious …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
This article provides a focused update to the clinical practice guideline on the treatment and
management of patients with coronavirus disease 2019, developed by the Infectious …

[HTML][HTML] Using machine learning for personalized prediction of longitudinal coronavirus disease 2019 vaccine responses in transplant recipients

G Azarfar, Y Sun, E Pasini, A Sidhu, M Brudno… - American Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
The coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic has underscored the importance of vaccines,
especially for immunocompromised populations like solid organ transplant recipients, who …

Neutralizing antibody responses and cellular responses against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariants after mRNA SARS-CoV-2 vaccination in kidney transplant …

K Kawashiro, R Suzuki, T Nogimori, S Tsujino… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Abstract Although the mRNA SARS-CoV-2 vaccine has improved the mortality rate in the
general population, its efficacy against rapidly mutating virus strains, especially in kidney …

[HTML][HTML] Leukocyte Count in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients After SARS-CoV-2 mRNA Vaccination and Infection

M Kern, SR Hamm, CR Pedersen, DL Møller, JA Loft… - Vaccines, 2025 - mdpi.com
Background: Solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients are at risk of severe COVID-19.
Vaccination is an important preventive measure but may have side effects, including …

The Impact of Time between Booster Doses on Humoral Immune Response in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients Vaccinated with BNT162b2 Vaccines

SR Hamm, JA Loft, L Pérez-Alós, LD Heftdal… - Viruses, 2024 - mdpi.com
As solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients remain at risk of severe outcomes after SARS-
CoV-2 infections, vaccination continues to be an important preventive measure. In SOT …

Safety and effectiveness of remdesivir in hospitalized patients with COVID-19 and severe renal impairment: experience at a large medical center

HY Chang, CC Hsu, LF Hu, CY Chou… - Annals of …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Background Literature on the safety of remdesivir in hospitalized COVID-19 patients with
severe renal impairment is limited. We aimed to investigate the safety and effectiveness of …

[HTML][HTML] Antiviral Stewardship in Transplantation

S Bonda, S Trinh, J Hand - Viruses, 2024 - mdpi.com
Though antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASPs) are required for hospitals, the
involvement of transplant recipients in programmatic interventions, protocols, and metrics …

Increased Mortality in Kidney Transplant Recipients During the Delta/Omicron Era of the COVID‐19 Pandemic Despite Widespread Vaccination

B Smith, S Nair, H Wadei, M Mai… - Clinical …, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction The incidence of mortality late in the pandemic, particularly after widespread
vaccine availability, is not well understood. Herein, we elucidate the effect of this impact of …

Risk factors for severe outcomes of coronavirus disease 2019 through the waves of the pandemic: Comparing patients with and without solid organ transplantation

SB Lee, R Dai, E French, JA Anzalone… - Transplant Infectious …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Background While coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) is no longer a public health
emergency, certain patients remain at risk of severe outcomes. To better understand …