Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 considering shared chairs in outpatient dialysis: a real-world case-control study

Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 considering shared chairs in outpatient dialysis: a real-world case-control study

Abstract Background SARS-CoV-2 can remain transiently viable on surfaces. We examined if use of shared chairs in outpatient hemodialysis associates with a risk for indirect patient-to-patient transmission of SARS-CoV-2. Methods We used data from adults treated at 2,600 hemodialysis facilities in Uni...

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Main Authors: Ravi Thadhani, Joanna Willetts, Catherine Wang, John Larkin, Hanjie Zhang, Lemuel Rivera Fuentes, Len Usvyat, Kathleen Belmonte, Yuedong Wang, Robert Kossmann, Jeffrey Hymes, Peter Kotanko, Franklin Maddux
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-09-01
Series:BMC Nephrology
Subjects:
Hemodialysis
Kidney Failure
End Stage Renal Disease
SARS-CoV-2
COVID-19
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12882-021-02518-4

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