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ArticlePloS one2024

Impact of COVID-19 vaccination on liver transplant recipients. Experience in a reference center in Mexico.

Daniel Azamar-Llamas, Josealberto Sebastiano Arenas-Martinez, Antonio Olivas-Martinez, Jose Victor Jimenez, Eric Kauffman-Ortega, Cristian J García-Carrera, Bruno Papacristofilou-Riebeling, Fabián E Rivera-López, Ignacio García-Juárez

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9 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Daniel Azamar-LlamasDepartment of Gastroenterology and Liver Transplant Unit, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico.ORCID 0000-0002-7833-2625
Josealberto Sebastiano Arenas-MartinezDepartment of Gastroenterology and Liver Transplant Unit, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico.
Antonio Olivas-MartinezDepartment of Biostatistics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America.
Jose Victor JimenezDepartment of Internal Medicine, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico.
Eric Kauffman-OrtegaDepartment of Gastroenterology and Liver Transplant Unit, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico.
Cristian J García-CarreraDepartment of Gastroenterology and Liver Transplant Unit, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico.
Bruno Papacristofilou-RiebelingDepartment of Gastroenterology and Liver Transplant Unit, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico.ORCID 0000-0002-1291-5596
Fabián E Rivera-LópezDepartment of Gastroenterology and Liver Transplant Unit, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico.
Ignacio García-JuárezDepartment of Gastroenterology and Liver Transplant Unit, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico.ORCID 0000-0003-2400-1887
Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán · MXUniversity of Washington · USYale New Haven Hospital · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND

aimsCOVID-19 vaccination has proved to be effective to prevent symptomatic infection and severe disease even in immunocompromised patients including liver transplant patients. We aim to assess the impact of COVID-19 vaccination on the mortality and development of severe and critical disease in our center.

methodsA retrospective cohort study of LT patients in a reference center between March 2020 and February 2022. Demographic data, cirrhosis etiology, time on liver transplantation, immunosuppressive therapies, and vaccination status were recorded at the time of diagnosis. Primary outcome was death due to COVID-19, and secondary outcomes included the development of severe COVID-19 and intensive care unit (ICU) requirement.

results153 of 324 LT recipients developed COVID-19, in whom the main causes of cirrhosis were HCV infection and metabolic-associated fatty liver disease. The vaccines used were BNT162b2 (48.6%), ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 (21.6%), mRNA-1273 vaccine (1.4%), Sputnik V (14.9%), Ad5-nCoV-S (4.1%) and CoronaVac (9.5%). Case fatality and ICU requirement risk were similar among vaccinated and unvaccinated LT patients (adjusted relative case fatality for vaccinated versus unvaccinated of 0.68, 95% CI 0.14-3.24, p = 0.62; adjusted relative risk [aRR] for ICU requirement of 0.45, 95% CI 0.11-1.88, p = 0.27). Nonetheless, vaccination was associated with a lower risk of severe disease (aRR for severe disease of 0.32, 95% CI 0.14-0.71, p = 0.005).

conclusionsVaccination reduces the risk of severe COVID-19 in LT patients, regardless of the scheme used. Vaccination should be encouraged for all.

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COVID-19COVID-19 VaccinesLiver Transplantation2019-nCoV Vaccine mRNA-1273BNT162 VaccineChAdOx1 nCoV-19HumansLiver CirrhosisMexicoRetrospective StudiesTransplant RecipientsVaccination2019-nCoV Vaccine mRNA-1273BNT162 VaccineChAdOx1 nCoV-19COVID-19 Vaccines

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