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A New Viral Coinfection: SARS-CoV-2 Pneumonia and Cytomegalovirus Pneumonitis in a Renal Transplant Recipient
| Content Provider | MDPI |
|---|---|
| Author | Shaikh, Abdullah Shaim, Hila Caravedo, Maria Ong, Karen Reynoso, David |
| Copyright Year | 2021 |
| Description | SARS-CoV-2 has caused a global pandemic of an acute respiratory illness known as COVID-19. Patients with solid organ transplants receiving chronic immunosuppressive therapy are at risk of severe disease caused by opportunistic pathogens, including cytomegalovirus (CMV). We present the case of a renal transplant recipient presenting with hypoxic respiratory failure because of severe COVID-19, whose course was complicated by ganciclovir-resistant CMV pneumonitis. |
| Ending Page | 119 |
| Page Count | 5 |
| Starting Page | 115 |
| e-ISSN | 26738112 |
| DOI | 10.3390/covid1010010 |
| Journal | COVID |
| Issue Number | 1 |
| Volume Number | 1 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | MDPI |
| Publisher Date | 2021-07-07 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | COVID Covid Infectious Diseases Transplant Kidney Cytomegalovirus Cmv Covid-19 Sars-cov-2 |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
