{"id":7718,"date":"2023-11-27T07:29:03","date_gmt":"2023-11-27T15:29:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allocare.caredx.com\/?p=7718"},"modified":"2023-11-27T07:29:11","modified_gmt":"2023-11-27T15:29:11","slug":"use-of-kidneys-from-covid-positive-donors-has-increased-not-linked-to-worse-outcomes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/app-allocare-wordpress-linux-prod.azurewebsites.net\/indexphp\/post\/2023\/11\/27\/use-of-kidneys-from-covid-positive-donors-has-increased-not-linked-to-worse-outcomes\/","title":{"rendered":"Use of kidneys from COVID-positive donors has increased, not linked to worse outcomes"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"simplefavorite-button has-count loading\" data-postid=\"7718\" data-siteid=\"1\" data-groupid=\"1\" data-favoritecount=\"0\" style=\"\">Loading<span class=\"sf-icon-spinner-wrapper\"><i class=\"sf-icon-spinner\"><\/i><\/span><\/span>\n<p>By Justin Cooper<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kidneys from donors with COVID-19 history are not associated with worse transplant outcomes and are used at higher rates now than earlier in the pandemic, according to a study presented at ASN Kidney Week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cEvery possible strategy to increase the organ pool is important, including using organs from patients infected with COVID-19,\u201d\u00a0<strong>Mengmeng Ji, PhD, MS, MBBS,<\/strong>\u00a0lead author of the study, told Healio. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.healio.com\/news\/nephrology\/20231122\/use-of-kidneys-from-covidpositive-donors-has-increased-not-linked-to-worse-outcomes\">Read the full article<\/a> in Healio. <\/p>\n<span class=\"simplefavorite-button has-count loading\" data-postid=\"7718\" data-siteid=\"1\" data-groupid=\"1\" data-favoritecount=\"0\" style=\"\">Loading<span class=\"sf-icon-spinner-wrapper\"><i class=\"sf-icon-spinner\"><\/i><\/span><\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Loading By Justin Cooper Kidneys from donors with COVID-19 history are not associated with worse transplant outcomes and are used at higher rates now than earlier in the pandemic, according &hellip; 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