Viral shedding prolongation in a kidney transplant patient with COVID-19 pneumonia

To the Editor: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic sweeps the globe. The information regarding the kinetic changes of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in immunosuppressed patients is unclear. Herein, we present a case of prolonged viral shedding in a transplant patient with COVID-19 pneumonia. A 49-year-old male kidney recipient was admitted to the hospital on February 7, 2020, for fever and fatigue. He...