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- Title
Decolonization to Prevent Infections with Staphylococcus aureus in Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis: A Review of Current Evidence.
- Authors
Kallen, Alexander J.; Jernigan, John A.; Patel, Priti R.
- Abstract
Staphylococcus aureus infections remain common in patients undergoing hemodialysis, and the consequences of these infections are potentially severe. Although a number of evidence-based practices have been shown to decrease the healthcare-associated infections that this organism can cause, many questions remain about the utility of decolonization as a mechanism to prevent these infections. This brief review describes the current epidemiology of S. aureus infections in patients undergoing hemodialysis and reviews the evidence surrounding decolonization as an infection prevention strategy.
- Subjects
STAPHYLOCOCCUS aureus infections; COMPETITIVE exclusion (Microbiology); HEMODIALYSIS patients; EVIDENCE-based medicine; EPIDEMIOLOGY; PREVENTION
- Publication
Seminars in Dialysis, 2011, Vol 24, Issue 5, p533
- ISSN
0894-0959
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1525-139X.2011.00959.x