2020
DOI: 10.1016/j.ekir.2020.04.001
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Management of Patients on Dialysis and With Kidney Transplantation During the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) Pandemic in Brescia, Italy

Abstract: The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), also known as coronavirus disease , is a major pandemic challenging health care systems around the world. The optimal management of patients infected with COVID-19 is still unclear, although the consensus is moving toward the need of a biphasic approach. During the first phase of the disease (from onset of the symptoms up to 7-10 days) viral-induced effects are prominent, with the opportunity to institute antiviral therapy. In the second inflamm… Show more

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“…Few reports have recently been published on dialysis units ongoing experience during the COVID-19 outbreak. They provide epidemiological data on infection and mortality rates within their dialysis population [14][15][16][17] .…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Few reports have recently been published on dialysis units ongoing experience during the COVID-19 outbreak. They provide epidemiological data on infection and mortality rates within their dialysis population [14][15][16][17] .…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Technikai megfontolás: a kezeléshez a leginkább femoralis helyzetű kanül javasolt, megfigyelések szerint a rendszer bealvadásának kockázata így a legkisebb [9].…”
Section: öSszefoglaló Közleményunclassified
“…1 There is little information about the outcome of patients with chronic kidney disease. [2][3][4][5][6][7] Patients on renal replacement therapy are the most vulnerable for SARS-CoV-2 infection, as they are old and have a high burden of multiple comorbidities. We report clinical manifestation and outcome of COVID-19 in a patient on maintenance dialysis with long-term infection due to recurrent polymerase chain reaction (PCR) positivity and recrudescence of COVID-19 after clinical and laboratory resolution of the disease.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%