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A kidney transplant patient infected with COVID-19:A case of pharmaceutical care
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  • hai hong Lin,
  • li na Shao,
  • xin Jiang,
  • xiao lan Ye
hai hong Lin
Wenling Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine Affiliated to Zhejiang University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
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li na Shao
Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital
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xin Jiang
Wenling Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine Affiliated to Zhejiang University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
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xiao lan Ye
Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital

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Abstract

Kidney transplanted patients need immunosuppressant therapies.SARS-CoV-2 may cause acute lung injury, and secondary infections are thus relevant complications in patients with COVID-19 pneumonia.In view of the contradiction between anti-rejection use of immunosuppressants in patients with transplanted organs and the need to improve the immunity of infection.Here,we report a case of the clinical pharmacist participated in the whole process of patients with novel coronavirus infection after kidney transplantation.The clinical pharmacist gave in dividualized guidance on Nematvir/Ritonavir drug interaction and the timing of discontinuation and re-use of immunosuppressive agents .Pulmonary diseases ofviral origin was well controlled and no acute rejection of transplanted kidney occurred.
25 Jul 2023Submitted to Clinical Case Reports
01 Aug 2023Submission Checks Completed
01 Aug 2023Assigned to Editor
07 Aug 2023Reviewer(s) Assigned