The Covid-19 Serum Study is a prospective case-control study in 1. kidney or liver transplanted patients being hospitalized due to an infection with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Type 2 (SARS-CoV-2) after transplantation (TX) (POST-TX Covid-19 Serum Study) or 2. patients receiving kidney or liver transplantation after having had a SARS-CoV-2 infection (PRE-TX Covid-19 Serum Study) The aim of this study is to evaluate the development of de novo donor specific antibodies (dnDSA) in transplanted patients being hospitalized due to an infection with SARS-CoV-2 (POST-TX Covid-19 Serum Study) as well as in patients receiving kidney or liver transplantation after having had an infection with SARS-CoV-2 prior to transplantation (PRE-TX Covid-19 Serum Study). Further, the investigators will evaluate possible consequences of having had a SARS-CoV-2 infection prior or after liver or kidney transplantation with regard to graft survival and incidence of graft rejection episodes as well as SARS-CoV-2 specific antibody development after SARS-CoV-2 infection.
Age range
18 Years – 75 Years
Sex
ALL
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Change in dnDSA development (PRE-TX Covid-19 Serum Study)
Timeframe: Year 1, 2, 3, 5 after day of transplantation
Change in dnDSA development (POST-TX Covid-19 Serum Study)
Timeframe: at day 60-90 after being hospitalized due to Covid-19; 1,2,3,5 years after day of hospitalization due to Covid-19
Graft Survival (PRE-TX Covid-19 Serum-Study)
Timeframe: Year 1, 2, 3, 5 after day of transplantation
Graft Survival (Post-TX Covid-19 Serum-Study)
Timeframe: at day 60-90 after being hospitalized due to Covid-19; 1,2,3,5 years after day of hospitalization due to Covid-19
Caner Suesal, Professor