Characteristics of the 6th Japanese wave of COVID-19 in hemodialysis patients

We examined the clinical characteristics of hemodialysis patients with COVID-19 during the 6th wave of infection (mainly Omicron variant) in Japan. Hemodialysis patients admitted in January 2022 and thereafter were grouped as the 6th wave group ( = 53), while others were grouped as the 1st-5th wave...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Renal Replacement Therapy 2022-12, Vol.8 (1), p.61-61, Article 61
Hauptverfasser:	Haruta, Munenori, Otsubo, Shigeru, Otsubo, Yuriko
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	6th Japanese wave Antiviral drugs Body mass index Cardiovascular disease Clinical outcomes Coronaviruses COVID-19 COVID-19 vaccines Dehydrogenases Diabetes Health aspects Hemodialysis Hospitalization Hypertension Immunization Infection Kidney diseases Omicron variant Pathogenesis Pneumonia Proteins SARS-CoV-2 Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 Vaccination
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Zusammenfassung:	We examined the clinical characteristics of hemodialysis patients with COVID-19 during the 6th wave of infection (mainly Omicron variant) in Japan. Hemodialysis patients admitted in January 2022 and thereafter were grouped as the 6th wave group ( = 53), while others were grouped as the 1st-5th wave group ( = 47). The proportion of vaccinations was significantly higher in the 6th wave group than in the 1st-5th wave group (96.2% vs 10.6%,
ISSN:	2059-1381 2059-1381
DOI:	10.1186/s41100-022-00451-2