Early experience with COVID-19 in kidney transplantation recipients: update and review

ABSTRACT Introduction: little is known on the risk factors, clinical presentation, therapeutic protocols, and outcomes of kidney transplantation recipients (KTRs) who become infected by SARS-CoV-2. Purpose: to provide an updated view regarding the early experience obtained from the management of KTRs with COVID-19. Materials and Methods: A narrative review was conducted using PubMed database to identify relevant articles written in English/Spanish, and published through May 15, 2020. Search terms included: “coronavirus”, “severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2”, “SARS-CoV...