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A new interesting article has been published in Salud Publica Mex. 2020 Mar 26. doi: 10.21149/11330. [Epub ahead of print] English and titled:

[Prevention and control of SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) coronavirus infection in hemodialysis units].

Authors of this article are:

Vega-Vega O, Arvizu-Hernández M, Domínguez-Cherit JG, Sierra-Madero J, Correa-Rotter R.

A summary of the article is shown below:

in English, Spanish La pandemia del SARS-CoV-2 representa un riesgo especial para los pacientes en hemodiálisis crónica por su estado de inmunosupresión, edad avanzada y coexistencia de comorbilidades importantes, en particular patología cardiovascular, diabetes mellitus y otras. Adicionalmente, esta población constituye un conglomerado cerrado ya que los pacientes acuden a tratamiento con regularidad y permanecen horas en los lugares de tratamiento, expuestos a una posible adquisición de la infección. El hecho de acudir necesaria y regularmente a su tratamiento impide que permanezcan en aislamiento domiciliario y con exposición potencial en el traslado. Las presentes recomendaciones resumen las intervenciones propuestas por tres organizaciones internacionales, a las que se agregan algunas sugeridas por expertos nacionales, con el objetivo de identificar precozmente a los pacientes y personal de la salud en riesgo para disminuir el riesgo de infección.The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic is of hich risk for patients on chronic hemodialysis due to their immunosuppressed state, advanced age, and the coexistence of significant comorbidities, in particular cardiovascular disease, diabetes mellitus, and others. Additionally, they constitute a closed conglomerate since they come to treatment regularly, spending hours in the treatment places, exposed to a possible acquisition of the infection. Finally, going to their treatment regularly prevents them from remaining in home isolation and with potential exposure. These recommendations summarize the interventions proposed by three international organizations and add some suggested by national experts, with the aim to early identify the patients and health personnel at risk and reducing the risk of infection.

Check out the article’s website on Pubmed for more information:

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This article is a good source of information and a good way to become familiar with topics such as: coronavirus infection; hemodialysis; pandemic; primary prevention; recommendations.

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