Elsevier

Kidney Medicine

Volume 2, Issue 3, May–June 2020, Pages 354-358
Kidney Medicine

Case Report
COVID-19 Pneumonia in a Hemodialysis Patient

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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a highly infective disease caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 virus (SARS-CoV-2). Previous studies of the COVID-19 pneumonia outbreak were based on information from the general population. Limited data are available for hemodialysis patients with COVID-19 pneumonia. This report describes the clinical characteristics of COVID-19 in an in-center hemodialysis patient, as well as our experience in implementing steps to prevent the spread of COVID-19 pneumonia among in-center hemodialysis patients. The diagnosis, infection control, and treatment of COVID-19 in hemodialysis patients are discussed in this report, and we conclude with recommendations for how a dialysis facility can respond to COVID-19 based on our experiences.

Index Words

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 virus (SARS-CoV-2)
hemodialysis
epidemic
lopinavir/ritonavir

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B.T., S.Li, and Y.X. are joint first authors.

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