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Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia and Buttonhole Cannulation

Author(s) -

Gihad Nesrallah,

Meaghan S. 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).

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