Chronic Inflammation Might Protect Hemodialysis Patients From Severe COVID-19

Chronic Inflammation Might Protect Hemodialysis Patients From Severe COVID-19

Hemodialysis patients (HD) are expected to have excess mortality in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). This was challenged by a recent study reporting HD patients to have comparable mortality and less ICU admissions when hospitalized with COVID-19. An altered immune system due to chronic inflammat...

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Main Authors: Barbara Prietl, Balazs Odler, Alexander H. Kirsch, Katharina Artinger, Manfred Eigner, Sabine Schmaldienst, Verena Pfeifer, Stefanie Stanzer, Anita Eberl, Reingard Raml, Thomas Pieber, Alexander R. Rosenkranz, Marianne Brodmann, Philipp Eller, Kathrin Eller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
Subjects:
inflammation
COVID-19
hemodialysis patients
CD8+ T cells
cytokines
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2022.821818/full

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https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2022.821818/full

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