Special Issue

Infectious Diseases in Solid Organ Transplantation

Submission Deadline: July 15, 2026 (Open) Submit Now

Guest Editor

Biagio Pinchera,

Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples "Federico II", Naples, Italy

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Research Interests: Solid organ transplant infections; CMV; HCV; HBV; multidrug-resistant germ infections; infections in immunocompromised patients; liver disease

About This Topic

Infections in solid organ transplant patients are a real challenge in everyday clinical practice. Just think of the adversities due to the worsening problem of infections by multidrug-resistant germs. And while bacterial infections are increasingly a challenge, viral infections, such as SARS-CoV-2 and CMV, are also often a challenge in this category of patients. In this regard, this special issue on solid organ transplant infections aims to present and show what are the current events and perspectives regarding the epidemiological aspects and management of bacterial and viral infections in solid organ transplant patients.

Keywords

Transplantation; solid organ transplant; bacterial infections; viral infections; multidrug-resistant microorganism infections; new therapeutic approaches

Manuscript Submission Information

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). Research articles and review articles are highly invited. Authors are encouraged to send the tentative title and abstract of the planned paper to the Editorial Office (transplantation@lidsen.com) for record. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the Editorial Office.

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Publication

Open Access Original Research Immunologic Response after COVID-19 Vaccination in Heart Transplant Recipients by Marina Zafranskaya  , Olesya Shatova  , Elizaveta Nazaranka  , Alena Кurlianskaya  , Galina Ivanchik  , Irina Russkih  , Alesia Vialichka  , Marina Kolyadko  , Tatyana Denisevich  , Svetlana Kulinich  and Darya Nizheharodava Received: 30 June 2025;  Published: 21 October 2025;  doi: 10.21926/obm.transplant.2504259 Abstract To date, all large-scale randomized controlled trials for COVID-19 vaccines have excluded solid organ transplant recipients; therefore, the effectiveness and safety of COVID-19 vaccines in preventing coronavirus infection using COVID-19 vaccines in patients with heart transplants have not been sufficiently studied. This paper presents the [...]