id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-346055-7fa57pmf Visani, Giuseppe SARS-CoV-2 impact in a community-based hematological ward in an Italian Red Zone 2020-06-13 .txt text/plain 741 48 49 Initial reports from China suggested that patients with cancer had an estimated two-fold increased risk of contracting SARS-CoV-2 than the general population and, if infected, also had a higher risk of either ICU admission, invasive ventilation, or death, compared to patients without cancer [2] . Up to now, 5924 cases resulted SARS-CoV-2 positive in Marche Region (out of 30,543 test done), with a rhythm of infection and death toll five times superior those of China [4] ; 845 patients died (452 in Pesaro Area) due to Covid-19, with high case-fatality rate (14%). Finally, we implemented testing with nasopharyngeal swabs and a quantitative polymerase-chain-reaction test to detect SARS-CoV-2 infection in patients admitted for chemotherapy/stem cell transplantation. Thirty-five HCPs, working exclusively at our Center, were tested: none of them resulted SARS-CoV-2 positive by nasopharyngeal swab. Cancer patients in SARS-CoV-2 infection: a nationwide analysis in China ./cache/cord-346055-7fa57pmf.txt ./txt/cord-346055-7fa57pmf.txt