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cord-308071-1bk3xuwf	Lang, Christian	Lung transplantation for COVID-19-associated acute respiratory distress syndrome in a PCR-positive patient	2020-08-25		.txt	text/plain	2432	128	46	Herein, we report the first case of lung transplantation for a patient with a persistently positive severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) real-time RT-PCR test result. This decision was based on the following considerations: (1) virus culture was negative and real-time RT-PCR Ct values were high; (2) it was more than 5 weeks since the start of the SARS-CoV-2 infection; (3) no alternative treatment options were available; (4) the case was a single-organ failure in a young patient; (5) it was a preseptic condition originating from the lungs; and (6) there were no other obvious barriers for long-term recovery. To our knowledge, available evidence for lung transplant ation in COVID-19 is limited to two preliminary reports from China, suggesting that this treatment might be an option for SARS-CoV-2 PCR-negative patients. 11, 12 The case we present here extends the reports from China by showing that lung transplantation can be done in patients with positive RT-PCR results, provided that Vero cell cultures confirm non-infectivity.	./cache/cord-308071-1bk3xuwf.txt	./txt/cord-308071-1bk3xuwf.txt