Clinical and Economic Outcomes of Staphylococcus aureus Septicemia in ESRD Patients Receiving Hemodialysis

Background: Serious infections are a common problem in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). The purpose of this study is to identify clinical and economic consequences of hospitalizations for septicemia caused by Staphylococcus aureus in hemodialysis patients with ESRD. Methods: We conducte...

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Published in:	American journal of kidney diseases Vol. 46; no. 2; pp. 301 - 308
Main Authors:	Nissenson, Allen R., Dylan, Michelle L., Griffiths, Robert I., Yu, Hsing-Ting, Dean, Bonnie B., Danese, Mark D., Dubois, Robert W.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Orlando, FL Elsevier Inc 01-08-2005 Elsevier
Subjects:	Aged Aged, 80 and over Bacterial diseases Bacterial sepsis Biological and medical sciences Comorbidity Databases, Factual economic analysis end-stage renal disease (ESRD) Female Health Care Costs - statistics & numerical data hemodialysis (HD) Hospitalization - economics Human bacterial diseases Humans infectious complications Infectious diseases Kidney Failure, Chronic - complications Kidney Failure, Chronic - economics Kidney Failure, Chronic - therapy Length of Stay - economics Male Medical sciences Medicare - economics Middle Aged Nephrology. Urinary tract diseases Nephropathies. Renovascular diseases. Renal failure Outcome Assessment (Health Care) Recurrence Renal Dialysis Renal failure Retrospective Studies Sepsis - economics Sepsis - etiology Sepsis - mortality septicemia Staphylococcal Infections - complications Staphylococcal Infections - economics Staphylococcus aureus United States - epidemiology United States septicemia economic analysis end-stage renal disease (ESRD) Staphylococcus aureus hemodialysis (HD) infectious complications Kidney disease Human Economic analysis Nephrology Urinary system disease Prognosis Hemodialysis Septicemia Terminal stage Urology Infection Extrarenal dialysis Renal failure Bacteriosis Bacteria Micrococcales Complication Micrococcaceae Economic aspect Staphylococcal infection
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