Favourable outcomes in episodes of Pseudomonas bacteraemia when associated with tunnelled cuffed catheters (TCCs) in chronic haemodialysis patients | Zendy

Ladan Golestaneh | Zendy; J Laut | Zendy; Stuart Rosenberg | Zendy; Meilin Zhang | Zendy; Michele H. Mokrzycki | Zendy

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Favourable outcomes in episodes of Pseudomonas bacteraemia when associated with tunnelled cuffed catheters (TCCs) in chronic haemodialysis patients

Author(s) -

Ladan Golestaneh,

J Laut,

Stuart Rosenberg,

Meilin Zhang,

Michele H. Mokrzycki

Publication year - 2006

Publication title -

nephrology dialysis transplantation

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.654

H-Index - 168

eISSN - 1460-2385

pISSN - 0931-0509

DOI - 10.1093/ndt/gfk078

Subject(s) - medicine , bacteremia , pseudomonas infection , pseudomonas , sepsis , pseudomonas aeruginosa , univariate analysis , dialysis , prospective cohort study , surgery , antibiotics , microbiology and biotechnology , multivariate analysis , biology , bacteria , genetics

Pseudomonas is regarded as a particularly lethal bacterial isolate. High mortality rates have been reported in episodes of Pseudomonas sepsis when associated with visceral infections as seen in immunosuppressed, hospitalized patients. In comparison, lower mortality rates have been reported with catheter-associated Pseudomonas bacteraemia in non-dialysis patients. The purpose of this study was to determine the risk factors and the outcomes for episodes of Pseudomonas bacteraemia associated with the use of tunnelled cuffed haemodialysis catheters (TCCs) in a chronic out-patient population.

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