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Infections May be Deadly for Many Dialysis Patients

An infection called peritonitis commonly arises in the weeks before many dialysis patients die, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN). The findings suggest that peritonitis may be a deadly condition ...More
Yesterday
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Reduction of Bloodstream Infections in an Outpatient Dialysis Center

This week's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) highlights the reduction of bloodstream infections in an outpatient hemodialysis center participating in CDC's Dialysis Bloodstream Infection Prevention ...More
March 19, 2012
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Antibiotic Cuts Catheter Infections in Dialysis Patients

Antibiotics can help ward off serious bacterial infections in kidney disease patients who use catheters for their dialysis treatments. But if antibiotics are used too often, superbugs may crop up that are resistant to the drugs. A new randomized controlled clinical trial ...More
August 19, 2011
Posted in News, Infections & Pathogens
Student Team Invents Device to Cut Dialysis Infection Risk

Johns Hopkins University graduate students have invented a device to reduce the risk of infection, clotting and narrowing of the blood vessels in patients who need blood-cleansing dialysis because of kidney failure. ...More
June 28, 2011
Posted in News
CVCs Explain Higher Death Risk for Patients on HD Compared to PD

Patients on peritoneal dialysis (PD) typically have a higher early survival rate than patients on hemodialysis (HD). New data suggest that this difference may be explained by a higher risk of early deaths among patients undergoing HD with central venous catheters, according ...More
April 22, 2011
Posted in News
Observing Standard Precautions Can Help Prevent Outbreaks

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a leading cause of liver chronic diseases all over the world; in developed countries the highest prevalence of infection is reported among intravenous drug users and hemodialysis patients. Lanini, et al. (2010) sought to identify the pathway of ...More
August 31, 2010
Posted in News, PPE & Standard Precautions