Open AccessStaphylococcus aureus Bacteremia and Buttonhole Cannulation
Author(s) -
Gihad Nesrallah,
Meaghan Cuerden,
Joseph H.S. Wong,
Andreas Pierratos
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
clinical journal of the american society of nephrology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.755
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1555-905X
pISSN - 1555-9041
DOI - 10.2215/cjn.00280110
Subject(s) - medicine , bacteremia , surgery , odds ratio , confidence interval , mupirocin , retrospective cohort study , pneumonia , hemodialysis , sepsis , staphylococcus aureus , abscess , methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus , antibiotics , genetics , bacteria , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
Buttonhole (constant-site) cannulation (BHC) continues to gain popularity with home and in-center dialysis programs worldwide. However, long-term safety data are lacking. This paper reports the authors' single-center experience with Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia (SAB) and the efficacy of topical mupirocin prophylaxis (MP).