Morbimortality study of infection in patients undergoing different types of dialysis in a renal replacement therapy center

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 in...

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Main Authors: Natália Fabiane Ridão Curty, Lucilene Fagundes da Silva Martins, Carmen Antônia Sanches Ito, Marcelo Schafranski, Dorelayne Aparecida Brites, César Roberto Busato
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-05-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1413867013002833