Middle East respiratory syndrome clinical practice guideline for hemodialysis facilities.
10.23876/j.krcp.2017.36.2.111
- Author:
Hayne Cho PARK
1
;
Young Ki LEE
;
Sang Ho LEE
;
Kyung Don YOO
;
Hee Jung JEON
;
Dong Ryeol RYU
;
Seong Nam KIM
;
Seung Hwan SOHN
;
Rho Won CHUN
;
Kyu Bok CHOI
Author Information
1. Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Armed Forces Capital Hospital, Seongnam, Korea.
- Publication Type:Practice Guideline ; Original Article
- Keywords:
Hemodialysis units;
Infection control;
Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus;
Practice guideline;
Quarantine
- MeSH:
Advisory Committees;
Coronavirus Infections*;
Dialysis;
Infection Control;
Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus;
Middle East*;
Nephrology;
Quarantine;
Renal Dialysis*
- From:Kidney Research and Clinical Practice
2017;36(2):111-116
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
The Korean Society of Nephrology participated in the task force team consisting of government authorities and civilian experts to prevent and control the spread of Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) in 2015. The Korean Society of Nephrology MERS Task Force Team took an immediate action and drafted ‘the clinical recommendation for hemodialysis facilities’ to follow when the first and the only confirmed case was reported in the hemodialysis unit. Owing to the dedicated support from medical doctors, dialysis nurses, and related medical companies, we could prevent further transmission of MERS infection successfully in hemodialysis units. This special report describes the experience of infection control during MERS outbreak in 2015 and summarizes the contents of ‘the clinical practice guideline for hemodialysis facilities dealing with MERS patients’ built upon our previous experience.
