Preliminary data on outcomes of SARS‐CoV‐2 infection in a Spanish single center cohort of kidney recipients

Montagud‐Marrahi, Enrique; Cofan, Frederic; Torregrosa, Josep‐Vicens; Cucchiari, David; Ventura‐Aguiar, Pedro; Revuelta, Ignacio; Bodro, Marta; Piñeiro, Gaston J.; Esforzado, Nuria; Ugalde, Jessica; Guillén, Elena; Rodríguez‐Espinosa, Diana; Campistol, Josep M.; Oppenheimer, Federico; Moreno, Asunción; Diekmann, Fritz

Since the first cases of Coronavirus Disease 2019(COVID-19) were identified on December 12th , 2019, the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection has dramatically spread worldwide becoming a pandemic with devastating consequences1 . This exponential increase in COVID-19 cases also includes vulnerable populations such as kidney recipients2,3 . Although scarce, preliminary information in this population suggests a serious course with a mortality of up to 25%4 . Herein, we report the outcomes of a cohort of 33 kidney transplant recipients from a single center focusing on hospital and intensive care (ICU) admission and mortality.