Author:
Haruta Munenori,Otsubo Shigeru,Otsubo Yuriko
Abstract
Abstract
Background
We examined the clinical characteristics of hemodialysis patients with COVID-19 during the 6th wave of infection (mainly Omicron variant) in Japan.
Methods
Hemodialysis patients admitted in January 2022 and thereafter were grouped as the 6th wave group (n = 53), while others were grouped as the 1st–5th wave group (n = 47).
Results
The proportion of vaccinations was significantly higher in the 6th wave group than in the 1st–5th wave group (96.2% vs 10.6%, p < 0.0001). Neutralizing antibody and molnupiravir were used more frequently in the 6th wave group (75.5% and 88.7%) than in the 1st–5th wave group (14.9% and 0%, both p < 0.0001). The critical disease was seen in 21.3% of the patients in the 1st–5th wave group and 0% in the 6th wave group (p < 0.001).
Conclusion
The prognosis of hemodialysis patients in the 6th wave group was good. The vaccination and advances in the treatment may have contributed to the outcomes.
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Subject
Transplantation,Urology,Nephrology
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