Open AccessRisk of Bloodstream Infection in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease Not Treated With Dialysis
Author(s) -
Matthew T. James
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
archives of internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3679
pISSN - 0003-9926
DOI - 10.1001/archinte.168.21.2333
Subject(s) - medicine , renal function , kidney disease , hazard ratio , dialysis , proportional hazards model , creatinine , gastroenterology , confidence interval
Patients with end-stage renal disease requiring dialysis are at high risk for bloodstream infection and infection-related death. Whether patients with chronic kidney disease who are not receiving dialysis are also at increased risk of bloodstream infection is less clear.
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