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Expert discusses AKI incidence, now on a ‘downward trend,’ in COVID-19 hospitalizations
A speaker at the virtual Innovations in Dialysis: Expediting Advances Symposium discussed the high incidence of AKI among patients hospitalized with COVID-19 and speculated on why these rates differ across studies.
COVID-19 vaccine demonstrates effectiveness in transplant recipients
Fully vaccinated transplant recipients see an almost 80% reduction in COVID-19 incidents compared with transplant recipients who are not fully vaccinated, according to a study published in Transplant Infectious Disease.
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Patients on dialysis develop SARS-CoV-2 antibodies that reduce likelihood of reinfection
Patients on hemodialysis who survived infection with SARS-CoV-2 developed and maintained antibodies that led to a reduced likelihood of reinfection compared with patients who were not previously infected.
FDA allows third dose of COVID-19 vaccine for immunocompromised patients
The FDA authorized a third dose of COVID-19 vaccine for certain immunocompromised patients but continued to say that other fully vaccinated people do not need a booster.
Continuing research needed on COVID-19 vaccine in patients with kidney disease
After conducting a systematic review of studies evaluating how patients with kidney disease respond to COVID-19 vaccines, investigators determined further research addressing specific limitations is required.
Immunocompromised patients may soon be eligible for booster dose
Patients who are immunocompromised may soon be eligible to receive a booster dose of COVID-19 vaccine in the United States.
Study will assess COVID-19 booster dose in kidney transplant recipients
A phase 2 trial sponsored and funded by the NIH’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases will assess the antibody response of a third dose of COVID-19 messenger RNA vaccine in kidney transplant recipients.
Home dialysis reduces COVID-19 exposure, may prevent future infection transmission
After finding that patients who received dialysis in-center had higher rates of COVID-19, researchers advocated for “a major shift” to home-based care as a means to reduce the risk for transmission of future infectious diseases.
For transplant recipients, elevations of three biomarkers predict mortality from COVID-19
Among kidney transplant recipients in France, elevations of three specific biomarkers –including those showing inflammation, cardiac injury and thrombosis – were significantly associated with an increased risk for mortality due to COVID-19.
S aureus linked to increased mortality risk over time with change in infection source
For patients receiving maintenance hemodialysis, infection with Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia led to worsening clinical outcomes, including increased in mortality, in a 21-year period.
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