Background. Prevention of catheter-related bloodstream infections in patients undergoing
hemodialysis by use of antimicrobial catheter lock solutions has been examined in several …

Background Intermittent locking of central venous catheters (CVCs) is undertaken to help
maintain their patency and performance. There are systematic variations in care: some …

Background. Microbial biofilms form on central venous catheters and may be associated
with systemic infections as well as decreased dialysis efficiency due to catheter thrombosis …

In the July 2009 issue of the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases, the Infectious Diseases
Society of America (IDSA) published an update of their 'Clinical Practice Guidelines for the …

BACKGROUND: Catheter-related infection (CRI) is associated with increased all-cause
mortality and morbidity in hemodialysis patients and may be reduced by using antimicrobial …

Central venous catheters for hemodialysis remain an indispensable modality of vascular
access in the United States. Despite strong recommendations by the NKF-KDOQI guidelines …

Background Citrate solution has been suggested as an effective and safe catheter lock in
hemodialysis. However, whether a citrate lock is superior to a heparin lock in preventing …

Background A significant proportion of incident and prevalent hemodialysis patients have
central venous catheters for vascular access. No consensus is available on the prevention of …

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

In the United States, 80,000 catheter-related bloodstream infections (CRBSIs) occur in
intensive care units (ICUs) each year (1), and a total of 250,000 cases of CRBSIs have been …