• It has been observed that COVID-19 infection is known as a causative factor of high mortality in kidney transplant patients.
• The risk factors known for kidney transplant recipients are old age, comorbidities, and acute kidney injury.
• However, a regional variation in mortality rates has been observed.
• The results of a single-center study have shown that mortality was much higher in kidney transplant patients who needed mechanical ventilation and had co-infections.
• However, there was no effect on the type of transplant, post-transplant duration, and use of depletion induction therapy.
• Early diagnosis and aggressive treatment of associated infections are a must in kidney transplant recipient patients. 

Reference: Choudhary D, Kenwar D, Sharma A, Bhalla A, et al. Risk factors for mortality in kidney transplant recipients with COVID 19: a single centre experience and case control study. BMC Nephrology. 2022; 23, Article number :241.