Skin colonizers and catheter associated blood stream infections in incident Indian dialysis patients

Conclusions: Three-fourths of HD patients were colonized by MDR bacteria prior to HD initiation. Despite the majority being persistently colonized by MDR gram-positive organisms, CABSIs were predominantly gram negative.

Source: Indian Journal of Nephrology - January 28, 2022 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Varun Agrawal Anna T Valson Yamuna Devi Bakthavatchalam Shailesh Kakde Anjali Mohapatra Vinoi George David Suceena Alexander Shibu Jacob John Antony Jude Prakash Balaji Veeraraghavan Santosh Varughese Source Type: research