Surveillance of dialysis events: 12-Month experience at five outpatient adult hemodialysis centers in Kuwait

Summary: Background: Embedding dialysis surveillance scheme is associated with reductions in blood stream infection and antimicrobial consumption .The aim of this study was to establish baseline dialysis events (DE) rates; hospitalization, intravenous (IV) antibiotics start or a positive blood cult...

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Main Authors: D.A. Badawy, H.S. Mowafi, H.H. Al-Mousa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-09-01
Series:Journal of Infection and Public Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876034114000732