ISOT consensus statement for the kidney transplant recipient and living donor with a previous diagnosis of COVID-19

Comparison of the Clinical Outcomes Between Early and Delayed Transplantation After SARS-CoV-2 Infection

“…In some cases, the guidelines recommend confirmation of negative SARS-CoV-2 PCR results before proceeding with transplantation. 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 However, given that our previous studies showed that the median duration of negative PCR conversion in immunocompromised patients was 12 weeks (IQR, 6–31), 18 it has been observed that most transplant candidates should wait several months until negative PCR conversion, which may negatively affect the patients’ outcomes. 19 Previous case reports have demonstrated that patients who had COVID-19 infection prior to undergoing transplantation did not encounter any instances of reinfection, reactivation, or COVID-19-associated complications post-transplantation.…”