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Portuguese Journal of Nephrology & Hypertension
ISSN 0872-0169
DEIRA, Javier L. et al. Covid-19 in 40 dialysis facilities. A prospective multicenter cohort study in Spain. []. , 35, 3, pp.153-159. 30--2021. ISSN 0872-0169. https://doi.org/10.32932/pjnh.2021.10.140.
Aims:
Assess the incidence of COVID-19 during the first wave of the pandemic in 40 hemodialysis units in Spain.
Material and methods:
We analyzed 396 Rt-PCR performed March 14th to April 28th, 2020 in a cohort of 2398 hemodialysis (HD) patients corresponding to 19 hospital units and 21 satellite centers.
Results:
We performed Rt-PCR in 14% of the patients, with a marked variability depending on the location. The overall COVID-19 incidence was 3.2% (range 0-15.9%). It was significantly higher in the hospital units (4.5%) than in the satellite units (1.9%) (p=0.0003). There was a positive and significant correlation between the COVID-19 incidence in the units and their proximity to Madrid (R2=0.6235, p=0.0013), which was the main epidemic focus.
Conclusion:
Our study showed a low incidence of COVID-19 in HD, higher in hospital units and closer to Madrid.
: COVID-19; Dialysis facilities; Hemodialysis; Incidence; Rt-PCR.
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