Extranasal S aureus colonization predisposes to bloodstream infections in patients on hemodialysis with non-cuffed internal jugular vein catheters
Background: Staphylococcal infection of endogenous origin is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in patients who receive hemodialysis (HD). The risk of such infections in nasal carriers of the organism is well defined. Extranasal carriage of the organism at extranasalsites may pose similar...
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Wiley
2016
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