COVID‐19 in solid organ transplant recipients: Initial report from the US epicenter

Spectrum of cancer risk among US solid organ transplant recipients.

CONTEXT Solid organ transplant recipients have elevated cancer risk due to immunosuppression and oncogenic viral infections. Because most prior research has concerned kidney recipients, large studies that include recipients of differing organs can inform cancer etiology. OBJECTIVE To describe the overall pattern of cancer following solid organ transplantation. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPA...

the spectrum of cmv disease in solid organ transplant recipients

Parasitic infections in solid organ transplant recipients.

Parasitic diseases are rare infections after a solid organ transplant (SOT). Toxoplasmosis, Trypanosoma cruzi, and visceral leishmanias are the 3 main opportunistic protozoal infections that have the potential to be lethal if not diagnosed early and treated appropriately after SOT. Strongyloides stercoralis is the one helminthic disease that is life-threatening after transplant. This review add...

Infections in Pediatric Solid Organ Transplant Recipients.

Infectious complications are an important cause of morbidity and mortality in children undergoing solid organ transplantation. Knowledge gained over the last 30 years provides a growing understanding of these infections. This review identifies risk factors for and timing of infections describes the common infectious syndromes and pathogens seen in children undergoing solid organ transplantation...

Viral hepatitis in solid organ transplant recipients.

Hepatotropic viral infections are frequent in allograft recipients and may be caused by a number of different viruses. Of these, the most important infectious agents are hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV), which can cause both acute and chronic hepatitis. In addition, Hepatitis E virus (HEV), thought previously to only cause acute hepatitis in the developing world, is emerging ...