Infection hunter: gallium scintigraphy for hemodialysis access graft infection

Fusarium incarnatum/equiseti hemodialysis graft infection

Hemodialysis graft infections typically occur as a result of contamination by skin flora at the time of insertion or become secondarily infected after high-grade bacteremia. Infection of implanted vascular devices with filamentous fungi is rare. We report a case of infection of an implanted polytetrafluoroethylene dialysis graft with Fusarium incarnatum/equiseti that did not grow in cultures of...

Silent infection in clotted hemodialysis access grafts.

Thrombotic and infectious complications are frequent causes of hemodialysis vascular access failure and contribute considerably to the cost of care for chronic hemodialysis patients. Although there is clear indication for removal of patent grafts in unresolved bacteremia, there are no guidelines for the management of clotted nonfunctioning grafts. To evaluate for the existence and clinical rele...

Hemodialysis vascular access infection and mortality in maintenance hemodialysis patients.

UNLABELLED Infectious complications associated with vascular access are a well known cause of increased morbidity and mortality in hemodialysis patients. The aim of the study was to evaluate the incidence of hemodialysis vascular access infections and patients survival in the group of maintenance hemodialysis patients during a one year observation period. The study group consisted of 213 patien...

Helicobacterpylori Infection for Hemodialysis Patients

Clopidogrel diminishes hemodialysis access graft thrombosis.

BACKGROUND The most common complication of hemodialysis (HD) access graft is thrombosis. Clopidogrel, an inhibitor of platelet aggregation, was assessed to prevent this serious complication. METHODS A prospective study in which 24 patients on chronic HD whose vascular accesses were grafts were divided into two groups: group A (n = 12, 50%) consisted of patients who did not receive antithrombo...