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8502343

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-6-29
pubmed:abstractText
A prospective epidemiologic survey of bacterial infections in chronic hemodialysis patients was conducted from September 1, 1989 to February 28, 1990 in 27 dialysis units. Of the 1,455 patients enrolled in the study, 55 presented 63 episodes of bacteremia (incidence of 0.7 bacteremia per 100 patient-months). The portal of entry of sepsis was the vascular access in 50.8% of the episodes. The causative microorganisms were most often gram-positive cocci (69.8%). 23% of the teremic patients had a serum ferritin > 1,000 micrograms/l versus 7% of the nonbacteremic infected patients (p = 0.005). 39.7% of the patients had undergone a surgical operation during the month preceding the bacteremia. Eight patients had a recurrence during the study period and 8 had a metastatic localization: spondylodiscitis 2, septic pulmonary embolus 2, endocarditis 1, arthritis 1, liver abscess 1 and endophthalmia 1. 66% of the episodes required a hospitalization that lasted an average of 20 days. Mortality rate was 6.3%. This prospective study showed a trend towards a reduction in incidence and mortality of bacteremia in patients on chronic hemodialysis.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0028-2766
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
64
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
95-100
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1993
pubmed:articleTitle
Bacteremia in patients on chronic hemodialysis. A multicenter prospective survey.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Nephrology, University Hospital Nancy, France.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Multicenter Study