Preventive strategies for COVID-19 in solid organ transplantation recipients / 中华器官移植杂志
Chinese Journal of Organ Transplantation
; (12): 197-202, 2023.
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ABSTRACT
Since an outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019, there have been more than 664 million confirmed cases and more than 6.7 million deaths worldwide.The Omicron variant discovered in November 2021 has become a dominant variant in China.Compared with the general population, Omicron infection mainly presents short-term upper respiratory symptoms followed by quick recovery; solid organ transplant recipients have the characteristics of a high incidence of severe disease and high mortality after infection, and the incidence of secondary infection and rebound positivity is significantly higher than that of the general population.This review focused upon preventive strategies of solid organ transplant recipients from the perspectives of the characteristics of organ transplant recipients, general preventive strategies, vaccination and long-acting neutralizing antibodies.
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Chinese Journal of Organ Transplantation
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2023
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