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Editor, Senior Moderator
Emerg Infect Dis
. 2020 Jul 30;26(11).
doi: 10.3201/eid2611.201956. Online ahead of print.
Detection of SARS-CoV-2 in Hemodialysis Effluent of Patient with COVID-19 Pneumonia, Japan
Ayako Okuhama, Masahiro Ishikane, Daisuke Katagiri, Kohei Kanda, Takato Nakamoto, Noriko Kinoshita, Naoto Nunose, Takashi Fukaya, Isao Kondo, Harutaka Katano, Tadaki Suzuki, Norio Ohmagari, Fumihiko Hinoshita
Abstract
We report detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 RNA in hemodialysis effluent from a patient in Japan with coronavirus disease and prolonged inflammation. Healthcare workers should observe strict standard and contact precautions and use appropriate personal protective equipment when handling hemodialysis circuitry from patients with diagnosed coronavirus disease.
Keywords: COVID-19; Japan; SARS; SARS-CoV-2; coronavirus; coronavirus disease; hemodialysis; respiratory infections; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; viruses; zoonoses.
. 2020 Jul 30;26(11).
doi: 10.3201/eid2611.201956. Online ahead of print.
Detection of SARS-CoV-2 in Hemodialysis Effluent of Patient with COVID-19 Pneumonia, Japan
Ayako Okuhama, Masahiro Ishikane, Daisuke Katagiri, Kohei Kanda, Takato Nakamoto, Noriko Kinoshita, Naoto Nunose, Takashi Fukaya, Isao Kondo, Harutaka Katano, Tadaki Suzuki, Norio Ohmagari, Fumihiko Hinoshita
- PMID: 32730734
- DOI: 10.3201/eid2611.201956
Abstract
We report detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 RNA in hemodialysis effluent from a patient in Japan with coronavirus disease and prolonged inflammation. Healthcare workers should observe strict standard and contact precautions and use appropriate personal protective equipment when handling hemodialysis circuitry from patients with diagnosed coronavirus disease.
Keywords: COVID-19; Japan; SARS; SARS-CoV-2; coronavirus; coronavirus disease; hemodialysis; respiratory infections; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; viruses; zoonoses.