Intravenous iron administration does not significantly increase the risk of bacteremia in chronic hemodialysis patients

Bruno Hoen, A. Paul-Dauphin, M Kessler

Clinical Nephrology · 2002 · 75 citations · 0 references

Abstract

This study failed to demonstrate a significant association between intravenous iron administration and the risk of bacteremia in dialysis patients. However, there might be a slightly increased risk of bacteremia in patients given high-frequency, high-dose intravenous iron.