1. A Longitudinal, 3-Month Serologic Assessment of SARS-CoV-2 Infections in a Belgian Hemodialysis Facility
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Johann Morelle, Laura Labriola, Hector Rodriguez-Villalobos, Jean Cyr Yombi, Cécile Romain, Julien De Greef, François Seghers, Quentin Perlot, Christine Desmet, Michel Jadoul, Anaïs Scohy, Benoit Kabamba, UCL - SSS/IREC/MBLG - Pôle de Microbiologie médicale, UCL - (SLuc) Service de microbiologie, UCL - SSS/IREC/NEFR - Pôle de Néphrologie, UCL - (SLuc) Service de néphrologie, UCL - (SLuc) Service de médecine interne générale, and UCL - SSS/IREC/SLUC - Pôle St.-Luc
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Male ,2019-20 coronavirus outbreak ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Time Factors ,Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) ,Epidemiology ,Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) ,medicine.medical_treatment ,viruses ,030232 urology & nephrology ,030204 cardiovascular system & hematology ,Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine ,Antibodies, Viral ,Ambulatory Care Facilities ,Serology ,COVID-19 Serological Testing ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Belgium ,Predictive Value of Tests ,Renal Dialysis ,Internal medicine ,medicine ,Humans ,longitudinal studies ,Longitudinal Studies ,Prospective Studies ,Aged ,Aged, 80 and over ,Transplantation ,hemodialysis ,business.industry ,SARS-CoV-2 ,virus diseases ,COVID-19 ,Maintenance hemodialysis ,Middle Aged ,Research Letters ,Immunity, Humoral ,Nephrology ,Seroconversion ,Host-Pathogen Interactions ,Female ,Hemodialysis ,business ,Biomarkers - Abstract
Patients on in-center maintenance hemodialysis (HD) are at potentially high risk of acquiring severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection (coronavirus disease 2019 [COVID-19]) inside the HD unit, due to social contacts during the frequent HD sessions. Data concerning the dynamics of anti–SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in patients on HD are scarce. [...]
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- 2021