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cord-280043-bm0qkrod	Esagian, Stepan M.	Challenges in Abdominal Organ Transplantation During the COVID-19 Pandemic	2020-06-04		.txt	text/plain	4217	214	38	As the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak has rapidly evolved into a global pandemic, abdominal organ transplantation programs are currently facing multiple challenges. According to the report of the first case series from China, a significant proportion of patients (23.7%) suffered from comorbidities, which are commonly seen in abdominal transplant candidates, including hypertension (15.0%), diabetes mellitus (7.2%), hepatitis B infection (2.1%), cancer (0.9%), chronic kidney disease (0.7%) and immunodeficiency (0.2%) (7) . Although data for abdominal organ transplant candidates and recipients are still limited, emerging reports have indicated that these patients may present with atypical COVID-19 manifestations. These guidelines address three potential standpoints the epidemic confronts transplantation systems with; first, the risk of donor-derived SARS-CoV-2 infection, which although has not been reported thus far in neither organ or blood product recipients, extensive donor screening protocols have been implemented in many transplant centers in pandemic areas.	./cache/cord-280043-bm0qkrod.txt	./txt/cord-280043-bm0qkrod.txt