Increased Risk of Bacteremia in Patients Hemodialyzed Through Central Catheters
As part of an ongoing prospective survey of nosocomial bacteremias, patients developing bacteremia while undergoing in-centre hemodialysis were observed over a 23 month period. Thirty-six episodes of bacteremia occurred in 30 patients: every episode was directly attributable to hemodialysis. In 28 o...
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| description | As part of an ongoing prospective survey of nosocomial bacteremias, patients developing bacteremia while undergoing in-centre hemodialysis were observed over a 23 month period. Thirty-six episodes of bacteremia occurred in 30 patients: every episode was directly attributable to hemodialysis. In 28 of the 36 episodes (78%), there was evidence of inflammation with or without drainage of pus at the hemodialysis access site. Staphylococcus aureus accounted for 76% of the bacteremic isolates. Patients hemodialyzing through central venous catheters had a far higher incidence of bacteremia (0.01 per dialysis run) than patients hemodialyzing through vascular grafts (0.0005 per dialysis run). |
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| spelling | doaj-art-cb0d99c639744367a4cfb7858fc7587c2025-02-03T01:01:08ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Infectious Diseases1180-23321990-01-0111111410.1155/1990/274139Increased Risk of Bacteremia in Patients Hemodialyzed Through Central CathetersGeoffrey Taylor0Teresa Kirkland1Peter Hamilton2University of Alberta Hospitals, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaUniversity of Alberta Hospitals, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaUniversity of Alberta Hospitals, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaAs part of an ongoing prospective survey of nosocomial bacteremias, patients developing bacteremia while undergoing in-centre hemodialysis were observed over a 23 month period. Thirty-six episodes of bacteremia occurred in 30 patients: every episode was directly attributable to hemodialysis. In 28 of the 36 episodes (78%), there was evidence of inflammation with or without drainage of pus at the hemodialysis access site. Staphylococcus aureus accounted for 76% of the bacteremic isolates. Patients hemodialyzing through central venous catheters had a far higher incidence of bacteremia (0.01 per dialysis run) than patients hemodialyzing through vascular grafts (0.0005 per dialysis run).http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1990/274139 |
| spellingShingle | Geoffrey Taylor Teresa Kirkland Peter Hamilton Increased Risk of Bacteremia in Patients Hemodialyzed Through Central Catheters Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases |
| title | Increased Risk of Bacteremia in Patients Hemodialyzed Through Central Catheters |
| title_full | Increased Risk of Bacteremia in Patients Hemodialyzed Through Central Catheters |
| title_fullStr | Increased Risk of Bacteremia in Patients Hemodialyzed Through Central Catheters |
| title_full_unstemmed | Increased Risk of Bacteremia in Patients Hemodialyzed Through Central Catheters |
| title_short | Increased Risk of Bacteremia in Patients Hemodialyzed Through Central Catheters |
| title_sort | increased risk of bacteremia in patients hemodialyzed through central catheters |
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