SARS-CoV-2 infection in dialysis patients in northern Italy: a single-centre experience.

Francesco FontanaFrancesco GiaroniMonica FrisinaGaetano AlfanoGiacomo MoriLeonardo LucchiRiccardo MagistroniGianni Cappelli

Published in: Clinical kidney journal (2020)

We report a single-centre experience of SARS-CoV-2 infection in dialysis patients. The disease showed a high case fatality rate and most patients required hospitalization. Survivors show prolonged viral shedding.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
prognostic factors
sars cov
young adults
respiratory syndrome coronavirus