February 26, 2020

2019 novel coronavirus disease in hemodialysis (HD) patients: Report from one HD center in Wuhan, China

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Clinical Characteristics and Health Care Setting

• Authors describe a COVID-19 outbreak in a hemodialysis center in Wuhan that began Jan 14 and ended fully on Feb 17. Upgrading prevention and protection procedures and starting universal screening and isolation were effective in controlling the outbreak. Overall, this appears to be a highly susceptible population that may be particularly vulnerable to cardiovascular events during infection. Patient clinical details are provided. 

Ma et al. (Feb 25, 2020). 2019 novel coronavirus disease in hemodialysis (HD) patients: Report from one HD center in Wuhan, China. Pre-print downloaded Feb 26 from https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.02.24.20027201