AUTHOR=Zheng Zeyuan , Sun Huimin , Hu Xiaoyan , Xuan Zuodong , Fu Meiling , Bai Yang , Du Yifan , Liu Bin , Sui Xiuyuan , Zheng Jianzhong , Shao Chen 

TITLE=Prevention and treatment strategies for kidney transplant recipients in the context of long-term existence of COVID-19

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Medicine

VOLUME=Volume 11 - 2024

YEAR=2024

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/medicine/articles/10.3389/fmed.2024.1287836

DOI=10.3389/fmed.2024.1287836

ISSN=2296-858X

ABSTRACT=The sudden outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in early 2020 posed a massive threat to human life and caused an economic upheaval worldwide. Kidney transplant recipients (KTRs) became susceptible to infection during the COVID-19 pandemic owing to their use of immunosuppressants, resulting in increased hospitalization and mortality rates.Although the current epidemic situation is alleviated, the long-term existence of COVID-19 still seriously threatens the life and health of KTRs with low immunity. The Omicron variant, a highly infectious but less-pathogenic strain of