Emergence of Gentamicin-Resistant Bacteremia in Hemodialysis... : Clinical Journal of the
American Society of Nephrology Emergence of Gentamicin-Resistant Bacteremia in …

Results The study population (n= 555 and 1350 catheters) had a median age of 62 years
(interquartile range= 41–83 years), with 50% men and 71% black. There were 427 patients …

Background: Catheter-restricted antibiotic lock solutions were found to be effective in the
prevention of catheter-related bacteremia (CRB), but insufficient data are available about the …

Catheter-related bacteremia is an important source of morbidity and mortality in
hemodialysis patients. A number of well-designed, controlled, prospective trials using …

Background: Antimicrobial catheter lock solutions (CLS) have been shown to prevent
bacteremia in chronic hemodialysis (HD) patients with new HD catheters. However, there is …

Infectious complications resulting from catheter use in the hemodialysis population remain
as the significant cause of morbidity and mortality in this patient population. Because …

Catheter-related bacteremia (CRB) is one of the various complications related to
hemodialysis (HD). As a result of this high rate of infection, the antibiotic lock technique …

Bacteremia is the major complication of cath-eter use in hemodialysis patients, occurring at
a frequency ranging from 2.5 to 5.5 episodes per 1,000 catheter-days, the equivalent of 0.9 …

BACKGROUND: Central venous catheters (CVCs) are used for vascular access in
hemodialysis patients who have no alternative access or are awaiting placement or …

As a result of the high rate of infection, the NKF-K/DOQI guidelines recommended that an
uncuffed catheter (UC) should not be used for longer than three weeks. However, the …