Surveillance System of Hemodialysis-Associated Infections in a Pediatric Unit

The bloodstream infection surveillance system proposed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) was prospectively conducted in a pediatric hemodialysis unit. Thirty patients were included; 73% had a catheter for vascular access at enrollment. Vascular access infection rate was 21.1 pe...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Infection control and hospital epidemiology 2012-05, Vol.33 (5), p.521-523
Hauptverfasser:	Sucupira, Carolina, Abramczyk, Marcelo Luiz, de Abreu Carvalhaes, João Tomas, de Moraes-Pinto, Maria Isabel
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adults Ambulatory Care Facilities Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy Antibiotics Bacteremia Bacteremia - epidemiology Biological and medical sciences Brazil - epidemiology Catheters Child Child health services Child, Preschool Concise Communication Cross Infection - etiology Dialysis Emergency and intensive care: renal failure. Dialysis management Female Fistulas Humans Infections Intensive care medicine Male Medical sciences Miscellaneous Nursing Patient surveillance Pediatrics Population Surveillance - methods Prospective Studies Public health. Hygiene Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine Renal Dialysis - adverse effects
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Zusammenfassung:	The bloodstream infection surveillance system proposed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) was prospectively conducted in a pediatric hemodialysis unit. Thirty patients were included; 73% had a catheter for vascular access at enrollment. Vascular access infection rate was 21.1 per 100 patient-months, well above those observed in adult patient surveys. Staphylococcus aureus was most frequently isolated (23%).
ISSN:	0899-823X 1559-6834
DOI:	10.1086/665312