title: Severe bacterial infections in haemodialysis patients.
abstract: Infections are today by far the most common complication affecting patients with chronic kidney disease and particularly those undergoing chronic haemodialysis. Numerous antimicrobial-resistant pathogens have emerged among patients with chronic kidney disease. These patients are hospitalized with greater frequency than the general population and the number of hospitalizations has been shown to correlate with higher infection rates. This review will briefly discuss the most common infections in patients undergoing chronic haemodialysis, the clinical relevance of antimicrobial resistance in these patients, and their therapeutic options.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Ospedali Riuniti, Bergamo, Italy.
authors.forename: Sebastiano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Leone
authors.forename: Fredy
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Suter
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D055499:Catheter-Related Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling / Q000009:adverse effects; D015897:Comorbidity; D024901:Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D004755:Enterobacteriaceae / Q000201:enzymology / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004756:Enterobacteriaceae Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D016983:Enterococcus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D020713:Vancomycin Resistance; D001618:beta-Lactamases / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D001618:beta-Lactamases