Aftermath of fortnightly universal testing for severe acute respiratory corona virus-2 infection in maintenance hemodialysis patients.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Asymptomatic maintenance hemodialysis patients with acute respiratory corona virus-2 (SARS-COV-2) are missed with pre-dialysis screening without testing. The possible ideal strategy of testing each patient before each shift with reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) is not feasible. We aimed to study the effectiveness of fortnightly screening with RT-PCR for SARS-CoV-2 in curbing transmission.

Methods

Between July 1, 2020 and September 30, 2020, all 273 patients receiving hemodialysis were subjected to fortnightly testing for SARS-Cov-2 in the unit to detect asymptomatic patients. The cost and effectiveness of universal testing in preventing transmission were analyzed using susceptible-infectious-removed (SIR) modeling assuming R₀ o

SUBMITTER: Patel MR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8447208 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature