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ArticleCanadian liver journal2021

A real-world experience of SARS-CoV-2 infection in a tertiary referral centre of Montréal: Unexpected low prevalence and low mortality.

Isaac Ruiz, Geneviève Huard, Claire Fournier, Julien Bissonnette, Hélène Castel, Jeanne-Marie Giard, Jean-Pierre Villeneuve, Daphna Fenyves, Denis Marleau, Bernard Willems and 7 more

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Article in Canadian liver journal, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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17 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Isaac RuizLiver Unit, Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM), Montréal, Québec, Canada.
Geneviève HuardLiver Unit, Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM), Montréal, Québec, Canada.
Claire FournierLiver Unit, Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM), Montréal, Québec, Canada.
Julien BissonnetteLiver Unit, Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM), Montréal, Québec, Canada.
Hélène CastelLiver Unit, Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM), Montréal, Québec, Canada.
Jeanne-Marie GiardLiver Unit, Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM), Montréal, Québec, Canada.
Jean-Pierre VilleneuveLiver Unit, Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM), Montréal, Québec, Canada.
Daphna FenyvesLiver Unit, Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM), Montréal, Québec, Canada.
Denis MarleauLiver Unit, Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM), Montréal, Québec, Canada.
Bernard WillemsLiver Unit, Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM), Montréal, Québec, Canada.
Daniel CorsilliIntensive Care Unit, Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM), Montréal, Québec, Canada.
Florence CorrealPharmacy Department, Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM), Montréal, Québec, Canada.
Victor FerreiraPharmacy Department, Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM), Montréal, Québec, Canada.
Dominic MartelPharmacy Department, Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM), Montréal, Québec, Canada.
Alexandre MathieuPharmacy Department, Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM), Montréal, Québec, Canada.
Catherine VincentLiver Unit, Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM), Montréal, Québec, Canada.
Marc BilodeauLiver Unit, Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM), Montréal, Québec, Canada.
Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal · CA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe impact of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection in patients with chronic liver disease (CLD) and liver transplant (LT) recipients remains a concern. The aim of this study was to report the impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection among patients at the tertiary health care centre

methodsThis real-world, retrospective cohort included all patients admitted to our liver unit and/or seen as an outpatient with CLD with or without cirrhosis and/or LT recipients who tested positive to SARS-CoV-2 infection. Cases were considered positive as defined by the detection of SARS-CoV-2 by reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) on nasopharyngeal swabs.

resultsBetween April 1 and July 31, 2020, 5,637 were admitted to our liver unit and/or seen as outpatient. Among them, 42 were positive for SARS-CoV-2. Twenty-two patients had CLD without cirrhosis while 16 patients had cirrhosis at the time of the infection (13, 2, and 1 with Child-Pugh A, B, and C scores, respectively). Four were LT recipients. Overall, 15 of 42 patients (35.7%) were hospitalized; among them, 7 of 42 (16.7%) required respiratory support and 4 of 42 (9.5%) were transferred to the intensive care unit. Only 4 of 42 (9.5%) patients died: 2 with CLD without cirrhosis and 2 with CLD with cirrhosis. Overall survival was 90.5%.

conclusionThis real-world study demonstrates an unexpectedly low prevalence and low mortality in the context of SARS-CoV-2 infection among patients with CLD with or without cirrhosis and LT recipients.

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chronic liver diseasecirrhosisCOVID-19liver transplantationSARS-CoV-2

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