title: Clinical analysis of pulmonary infection in hemodialysis patients.
abstract: The present study aimed to investigate the pathogen distribution and drug resistance of lung infections in hemodialysis to guide clinical empirical pharmacy. The clinical data of 116 hemodialysis patients with pulmonary infection were analyzed. The majority of the 82 pathogens isolated from the sputa of patients were Gram-negative bacteria (accounting for 71.95%). The results of the drug sensitivity test suggested that Gram-negative bacilli had low resistance rates to piperacillin and tazobactam, imipenem and amikacin, while Gram-positive cocci had a low resistance rate to vancomycin. All resistance rates of the pathogens to other common antimicrobials were >50%. The pathogens resulting in lung infections in hemodialysis patients were mainly Gram-negative bacteria and were significantly resistant to various antibacterials. Results of the this study demonstrate that pathological examination should be performed as early as possible and effective antimicrobial agents should be chosen according to drug sensitivity test results.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology, Anhui Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui 230001, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Ren
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology, Anhui Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui 230001, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Huixuan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Pan
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology, Anhui Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui 230001, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Peng
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology, Anhui Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui 230001, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Lei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lan
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology, Anhui Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui 230001, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology, Anhui Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui 230001, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology, Anhui Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui 230001, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Lijun
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ni
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology, Anhui Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui 230001, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Li
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Peng
keywords: drug sensitivity test; hemodialysis; pulmonary infection; sputum culture