Boushab Mohamed Boushab
Department of Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Kiffa Regional Hospital, Assaba, Mauritania, Department of Medicine and Medical Specialty, Faculty of Medicine, Université de Nouakchott Al Aasriya, Nouakchott, Mauritania
Noukhoum Koné
Department of Neurosurgery, Kiffa Regional Hospital, Assaba, Mauritania
Sidi El-Wafi Ould Baba
Department of Medicine and Medical Specialty, Faculty of Medicine, Université de Nouakchott Al Aasriya, Nouakchott, Mauritania, 3Department of Neurosurgery, Kiffa Regional Hospital, Assaba, Mauritania
Mohamed Jeddou Ould Mohamed El Mokhtar Bellattv
Department of Hemodialysis, Kiffa Regional Hospital, Assaba, Mauritania
Mohamed Moustava Ould Ahmed
Department of Hemodialysis, Kiffa Regional Hospital, Assaba, Mauritania
Houssein Ould Habiboullah
Department of Emergency Medicine, Kiffa Regional Hospital, Assaba, Mauritania
El-Vak Ould Ahmed Baba
Department of Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Kiffa Regional Hospital, Assaba, Mauritania, Department of Neurosurgery, Kiffa Regional Hospital, Assaba, Mauritania, Department of Hemodialysis, Kiffa Regional Hospital, Assaba, Mauritania, Department of Emergency Medicine, Kiffa Regional Hospital, Assaba, Mauritania
Oumar Ould Sidi Mohamed
Direction Régionale Action Sanitaire de l´Assaba, Assaba, Mauritania
Leonardo Kishi Basco
Aix-Marseille Univ, IRD, AP-HM, SSA, VITROME, Marseille, France, IHU-Méditerranée Infection, Marseille, France
Abstract
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), a pandemic affecting the world's population, is particularly threatening to dialysis patients. The purpose of this study was to propose recommendations for prevention and containment of COVID-19 in hemodialysis center situated in a regional hospital in Mauritania. Both COVID-19-infected (n = 11) and -uninfected (n = 16) dialysis patients were hospitalized up to three weeks to improve patient management. All COVID-19-infected patients were cured. Patient care and hygiene in a safe environment are the key factors for a favorable outcome, even in resource-limited settings.