Jacques Simkins

Dr. Jacques Simkins

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Academic Career Length

20Years (2007-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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5 August 2014 in Transplant Infectious Disease
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JSJacques Simkins
Jacques Simkins
VMV. Muggia
V. Muggia
HCH.W. Cohen
H.W. Cohen
GMG.Y. Minamoto
G.Y. Minamoto

1 November 2015
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MHMaria Del Pilar Hernandez
Maria Del Pilar Hernandez
PMPaul Martin
Paul Martin
JSJacques Simkins
Jacques Simkins

17 February 2019 in Clinical Transplantation
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JCJose F. Camargo
Jose F. Camargo
JSJacques Simkins
Jacques Simkins
SAShweta Anjan
Shweta Anjan
GGGiselle Guerra
Giselle Guerra
RVRodrigo Vianna
Rodrigo Vianna
LALilian Abbo
Lilian Abbo

12 August 2022 in Transplant Infectious Disease
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SAShweta Anjan
Shweta Anjan
AKAkshay Khatri
Akshay Khatri
JVJulia Bini Viotti
Julia Bini Viotti
TCTeresa Cheung
Teresa Cheung
LGLeopoldo A. Cordova Garcia
Leopoldo A. Cordova Garcia
YNYoichiro Natori
Yoichiro Natori
Solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients are at high risk for severe disease with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) infection. Emerging variants of concern have disproportionately affected this population. Data on severity and outcomes with the Omicron variant in SOT recipients are limited. Thus we conducted this single‐center, retrospective cohort study of SOT recipients diagnosed with SARS‐CoV‐2 infection from December 18, 2021 to January 18, 2022, when prevalence of the Omicron variant was more than 80%‐95% in the community. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis was performed to identify risk factors for hospital admission. We identified 166 SOT patients: 112 (67.5%) kidney, 22 (13.3%) liver, 10 (6.0%) lung, seven (4.2%) heart, and 15 (9.0%) combined transplants. SARS‐CoV‐2 vaccine series was completed in 59 (35.5%) recipients. Ninety‐nine (59.6%) and 13 (7.8%) recipients received casirivimab/imdevimab and sotrovimab, respectively. Fifty‐three (32%) recipients required hospital admission, of which 19 (35.8%) required intensive care unit level of care. Median follow‐up was 50 (interquartile range, 25‐59) days, with mortality reported in six (3.6%) patients. Risk factors identified for hospital admission were African American race (p < .001, odds ratio [OR] 4.00, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.84‐8.70), history of coronary artery disease (p = .031, OR 3.50, 95% CI 1.12‐10.87), and maintenance immunosuppression with corticosteroids (p = .048, OR 2.00, 95% CI 1.01‐4.00). In conclusion, contrary to that in the general population, we found a higher hospital admission rate in SOT recipients with omicron variant infection. Further studies to investigate the efficacy of newer treatments are necessary, even as outcomes continue to improve. image

13 June 2018 in Transplant Infectious Disease
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JBJonatan David Nunez Breton
Jonatan David Nunez Breton
GHGabriel Hernandez
Gabriel Hernandez
JSJacques Simkins
Jacques Simkins
SCSandra Viviana Chaparro
Sandra Viviana Chaparro

1 May 2013 in International Journal of Infectious Diseases
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JSJacques Simkins
Jacques Simkins
AKAnna Kaltsas
Anna Kaltsas
BCBrian P. Currie
Brian P. Currie