SARS-CoV-2 in the peritoneal waste in a patient treated with peritoneal dialysis

We describe for the first time the detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in the peritoneal waste of a patient with coronavirus disease 2019 and end-stage kidney disease on peritoneal dialysis. A 53-year-old Caucasian female affected by fibrillary glomerulonephritis and on peritoneal dialysis since November 2019 was admitted to our hospital on March 9 with fever, cough, headache, myalgia, and mild hypoxemia. Chest computed tomography showed bilateral multiple ground-glass opacities but the initial nasopharyngeal swab for SARS-CoV-2 was negative.
Source: Kidney International - Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research