Quan Zhuang, Jiang Zhu, Bo Peng, Yi Zhu, Ke Cheng, Yingzi Ming
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Abstract
Objectives: In kidney transplant recipients (KTRs), immune monitoring of peripheral lymphocyte subsets (PLS) reflects the real immune status and aids in the diagnosis of the occurrence and development of infectious diseases, including COVID-19. Exploring the PLS of COVID-19 pneumonia in KTRs is important.
Methods: In this study, a total of 103 KTRs were divided into mild pneumonia (MP) and severe pneumonia (SP) groups, as well as a stable group. The clinical information and PLS data were assessed via t or Mann-Whitney test and receiver operating curve analysis. Logistic regression was employed to identify the risk factors, and Spearman's correlation analysis was used to identify correlations.
Results: Lymphopenia is a common manifestation of COVID-19 in KTRs, and it is positively related to the severity of COVID-19 pneumonia. The CD3 + T-cell count had the highest AUC between the MP and the SP. Multiple PLS measures were found to be independent risk factors for COVID-19 pneumonia progression in KTRs.
Conclusions: This study revealed a robust correlation between PLS and severe COVID-19 pneumonia progression in KTRs. PLS monitoring could facilitate real-time diagnosis and therapy for infection, as well as timely and precisive adjustment of immunosuppression instructions, for KTRs with COVID-19.
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BMC Infectious Diseases is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that considers articles on all aspects of the prevention, diagnosis and management of infectious and sexually transmitted diseases in humans, as well as related molecular genetics, pathophysiology, and epidemiology.