
Viruses, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 17(2), P. 273 - 273
Published: Feb. 16, 2025
Liver transplant recipients (LTRs) have been considered a population group that is vulnerable to COVID-19 as they are chronically immunosuppressed patients with frequent comorbidities. This study describes the course of SARS-CoV-2 disease from February 2020 December 2023 along seven pandemic "waves". We carried out an observational on 307 cases in cohort LTRs aim evaluating changes characteristics over time and determining risk factors for severe COVID-19. An older age serum creatinine level ≥ 2 mg/dL were found be hospital admission respiratory failure. The use calcineurin inhibitors was protective factor death, hospitalization, failure One hundred percent who died (N = 12) mycophenolate mofetil, which determinant Azathioprine associated intensive care unit (ICU) invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV). Vaccination failure, mortality. rate higher during first five waves, peak 57.14%, highest mortality (21.43%) occurred fourth wave. IMV ICU rates did not show significant differences across periods studied.
Language: Английский