COVID-19 in patients undergoing chronic kidney replacement therapy and kidney transplant recipients in Scotland: findings and experience from the Scottish renal registry.
Samira BellJacqueline CampbellJackie McDonaldMartin O'NeillChrissie WattersKatharine BuckZoe CouslandMark FindlayNazir I LoneWendy MetcalfeShona MethvenRobert PeelAlison AlmondVinod SanuElaine SpaldingPeter C ThomsonPatrick B MarkJamie P Traynornull nullPublished in: BMC nephrology (2020)
The rate of detected SARS-CoV-2 in people receiving KRT in Scotland was relatively low but with a high mortality for those demonstrating infection. Although impossible to confirm, it appears that the measures taken within dialysis units coupled with the national shielding policy, have been effective in protecting this population from infection.