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. 2017 Jun;36(2):111-116.
doi: 10.23876/j.krcp.2017.36.2.111. Epub 2017 Jun 30.

Middle East respiratory syndrome clinical practice guideline for hemodialysis facilities

Hayne Cho Park  1 , Young-Ki Lee  2 , Sang-Ho Lee  3 , Kyung Don Yoo  4 , Hee Jung Jeon  2 , Dong-Ryeol Ryu  5 , Seong Nam Kim  6 , Seung Hwan Sohn  7 , Rho Won Chun  8 , Kyu Bok Choi  5 ; Korean Society of Nephrology MERS-CoV Task Force Team
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Middle East respiratory syndrome clinical practice guideline for hemodialysis facilities

Hayne Cho Park et al. Kidney Res Clin Pract. 2017 Jun.

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.

Keywords: Hemodialysis units; Infection control; Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus; Practice guideline; Quarantine.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of interest This clinical practice guideline was developed with the support of the Korean Society of Nephrology, Korean Society of Dialysis Therapy, and Korean Center of Disease Control and Prevention. We hereby declare that the authors and members of the Korean Society of Nephrology MERS-Task Force Team participated in the development and amendment of this guideline did not receive any research grant that could potentially influence the finalized guideline.

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