Aftermath of fortnightly universal testing for severe acute respiratory corona virus-2 infection in maintenance hemodialysis patients.

Manas R PatelRavi S KushwahaManas Ranjan BeheraDharmendra S BhadauriaMonika YachhaAnupma KaulNarayan Prasad

Published in: Seminars in dialysis (2021)

Repeated universal testing in maintenance hemodialysis patients detected 89% of asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 patients over 3 months and appeared to be an effective strategy to prevent person-to-person transmission in the dialysis unit.

Keyphrases

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