id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-297630-eabtzfd0 Manganaro, Marco First considerations on the SARS-CoV-2 epidemic in the Dialysis Units of Piedmont and Aosta Valley, Northern Italy 2020-04-10 .txt text/plain 1285 70 53 No SARS-COV-2 cases were observed in the only Paediatric Nephrology Unit in the Region (having in charge 4 hemodialysis, 4 peritoneal dialysis, and 35 transplanted The members of the Working group of the Piedmont and Aosta Valley Section of the SIN are listed in "Acknowledgements" section. In adults, 156 SARS-COV-2 cases were recorded: 130 RRT patients including 98 in hemodialysis, 4 in peritoneal dialysis, 26 transplanted, and 2 waiting for transplantation, and 26 health care workers (6 physicians, 18 nurses and 2 members of auxiliary staff). This is much higher than the rates for the general population in Piedmont and Aosta Valley (7782 subjects affected by SARS-CoV-2, i.e., 0.17% of the population), with an odds ratio of 13.43, 95% CI 11.27 to 16.00; z score p < 0.0001 for RRT patients, and of 12.80 (95% CI 8.67 to 18.89; z score p < 0.0001) for staff. ./cache/cord-297630-eabtzfd0.txt ./txt/cord-297630-eabtzfd0.txt