COVID-19 test acceptance low among adults on hemodialysis

COVID-19 test acceptance was low among adults on hemodialysis, according to a nationwide cluster trial that evaluated two SARS-CoV-2 assessment strategies at U.S. dialysis facilities.
“Surveillance screening for infections in dialysis facilities has the potential to mitigate adverse effects of viral illness,” Maria Montez-Rath, PhD, of the Stanford University School of Medicine in Palo Alto, California, wrote with colleagues. “Early diagnosis of viral illness among patients receiving maintenance dialysis could alert clinicians to undertake more frequent assessment, for

COVID-19 test acceptance was low among adults on hemodialysis, according to a nationwide cluster trial that evaluated two SARS-CoV-2 assessment strategies at U.S. dialysis facilities.
“Surveillance screening for infections in dialysis facilities has the potential to mitigate adverse effects of viral illness,” Maria Montez-Rath, PhD, of the Stanford University School of Medicine in Palo Alto, California, wrote with colleagues. “Early diagnosis of viral illness among patients receiving maintenance dialysis could alert clinicians to undertake more frequent assessment, for