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Curty,Natália Fabiane Ridão; Martins,Lucilene Fagundes da Silva; Ito,Carmen Antônia Sanches; Schafranski,Marcelo; Brites,Dorelayne Aparecida; Busato,César Roberto. |
INTRODUCTION: Renal replacement therapy is the treatment of end-stage chronic kidney disease and can be performed through dialysis catheters, arteriovenous fistulas/grafts, and peritoneal dialysis. Patients are usually immunocompromised and exposed to invasive procedures, leading to high rates of infection and increased mortality.OBJECTIVES: To compare the prevalence of infection and related deaths, as well as the sensitivity profile of the putative bacteria in patients treated with peritoneal dialysis, arteriovenous fistula hemodialysis and catheter hemodialysis.METHODS: This is case-control study. Six hundred forty-four patients undergoing renal replacement therapy were selected. Patients were divided into three groups according to the modality of... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Hospital infection; Morbimortality; Renal replacement therapy center; Hemodialysis; Bacteria; Sensitivity profiles. |
Ano: 2014 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702014000300281 |
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