Open AccessClinical profile and outcome of hemodialysis patients with SARS COV2 infection in a tertiary care centre in Mumbai, India
Author(s) -
Smriti Sinha,
Rudramani Swami,
Saeed Ahmad,
Sayed Salman Ali,
Jyoti Bansode,
Kalpana Mehta
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
indian journal of nephrology/indian journal of nephrology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.317
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 1998-3662
pISSN - 0971-4065
DOI - 10.4103/ijn.ijn_377_20
Subject(s) - medicine , comorbidity , asymptomatic , diabetes mellitus , population , pediatrics , dialysis , encephalopathy , environmental health , endocrinology
CKD5D is a high risk subgroup with high comorbidity burden, need for frequent visits to dialysis centre and a compromised immune system. The effect of SARS COV2 virus on this population is not well known.