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1167. Dialysis-Related Bloodstream Infections: A Pre- and Post-ClearGuard HD Cap Conception Study

BACKGROUND: 25% of patients on hemodialysis receive therapy via a tunneled dialysis catheter (TDC). Bacteremia is one of the most feared complications with an all-cause mortality rate of 12–25%, Medicare spending costs amounting nearly $600 million annually and average hospital length of stay of 12...

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Autores principales: Li, William, Otto, Caitlin, Nakeshbandi, Mohamed, Augenbraun, Michael
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6809387/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofz360.1030