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Editorial
. 2020 May 13;2(4):381-384.
doi: 10.1016/j.xkme.2020.05.002. eCollection 2020 Jul-Aug.

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and Dialysis: The Experience in Singapore

Benjamin Zhi En Khoo  1 , Yong Pey See  1 , Timothy Jee Kam Koh  1 , See Cheng Yeo  1
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Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and Dialysis: The Experience in Singapore

Benjamin Zhi En Khoo et al. Kidney Med. .
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Management of close contacts in a dialysis center with a hemodialysis patient with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection diagnosed. ∗Close contacts are defined as persons within 2 m of a patient infected with COVID-19 with more than 30 minutes exposure. Asymptomatic patients will be escorted to the designated dialysis center for outpatient dialysis for 14 days from the last contact with the index case. Contacts who develop respiratory symptoms or fever are admitted to exclude COVID-19 infection. Abbreviation: PPE, personal protective equipment.
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