Concepedia

Hepatitis C Infection and the Risk of Bacteremia in Hemodialysis Patients with Tunneled Vascular Access Catheters

Shilpa Reddy, Robert Sullivan, Robert Zaiden, Victor L Mendoza, Nimish Naik, Kenneth J. Vega, N. Stanley Nahman, Irene Alexandraki

Southern Medical Journal · 2009 · 12 citations · 8 references

DOI

Abstract

These studies suggest that HCV infection may be associated with the development of bacteremia in hemodialysis patients with tunneled catheters.

References

8

Dialysis catheter-related bacteremia: Treatment and prophylaxis

Michael Allon · American Journal of Kidney Diseases · 2004 · 274 citations

, , +8

Dialysis catheter-related bacteremia: Treatment and prophylaxis

Michael Allon · American Journal of Kidney Diseases · 2004 · 270 citations

, , +8

Hepatitis C Virus Coinfection Increases Mortality in HIV-Infected Patients in the Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy Era: Data from the HIV Atlanta VA Cohort Study

Kim Anderson, Jodie L. Guest, David Rimland · Clinical Infectious Diseases · 2004 · 143 citations · Full text

Do central venous catheters have advantages over arteriovenous fistulas or grafts?

F Quarello, Giacomo Forneris, Marco Pozzato · Journal of Nephrology · 2006 · 73 citations

Opsonophagocytic dysfunction in patients with liver cirrhosis and low responses to tumor necrosis factor-α and lipopolysaccharide in patients’ blood

Yasuo Ono, Takeshi Watanabe, Kaoru Matsumoto et al. · Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy · 2004 · 56 citations

, , +16