The SARS-CoV-2-positive donor in pediatric organ transplantation
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SARS-CoV-2 RNA positive pediatric organ donors: A case report
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Utilization of SARS-CoV-2-Positive donors in pediatric renal transplantation
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Pierre-Philippe Piché-Renaud
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Paediatrics, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Search for more papers by this authorTaito Kitano
Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Search for more papers by this authorAaron Campigotto
Department of Paediatric Laboratory Medicine, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Search for more papers by this authorChia Wei Teoh
Division of Nephrology, Department of Paediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Upton Allen
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Paediatrics, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Upton Allen, Division of Infectious Diseases, Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Ave, Toronto, ON, Canada M5G 1X8.
Email: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorPierre-Philippe Piché-Renaud
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Paediatrics, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Search for more papers by this authorTaito Kitano
Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Search for more papers by this authorAaron Campigotto
Department of Paediatric Laboratory Medicine, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Search for more papers by this authorChia Wei Teoh
Division of Nephrology, Department of Paediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Upton Allen
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Paediatrics, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Correspondence
Upton Allen, Division of Infectious Diseases, Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Ave, Toronto, ON, Canada M5G 1X8.
Email: [email protected]
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All authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest related to this study.
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