The keys to control a COVID-19 outbreak in a haemodialysis unit.

Abraham Rincón BelloFrancesc MoresoAna López-HerradónM Amparo Fernández-RobresIgnacio CidraqueJordi NinOrleans MéndezMarisol LópezCarlota PájaroÀngels SatorraStefano StuardRosa Ramos

Published in: Clinical kidney journal (2020)

Detection of asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2-positive patients is probably one of the key points to controlling an outbreak in an HD unit. Sharing health-care transportation to the dialysis unit, living in a nursing home and having been admitted to the reference hospital within the previous 2 weeks, are major risk factors for SARS-CoV-2 infection.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
sars cov
healthcare
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
prognostic factors
social media
adverse drug
loop mediated isothermal amplification
patient reported outcomes