The Cumulative Rate of SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Chinese Hemodialysis Patients.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is a paucity of information regarding severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection in patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis. We aimed to estimate the cumulative attack rate of SARS-CoV-2 in hemodialysis patients in China using a serological test.

Methods

We enrolled all hemodialysis patients from 8 hemodialysis facilities in Honghu and Jingzhou of Hubei province and Guangzhou and Foshan of Guangdong province in China. We screened these patients for SARS-CoV-2 infection by both a reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test for viral RNA and a serological test for IgG and IgM antibodies. Data on demographics and clinical characteristics were collected via case report forms. We also enrolled the health c

SUBMITTER: Xu X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7368651 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature