Vascular access-related infections in HIV patients undergoing hemodialysis: case description and literature review

Poor immune status, the use of a vascular access different from an AV fistula, and intravenous drug use (IDU) may favor increased rates of vascular access infections among HIV infected patients on hemodialysis. Staphylococcus spp. and Streptococcus spp. are the main cause of these infections, but Gr...

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Main Authors: Carlos E. Figueroa Castro, Miguel G. Madariaga
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
HIV
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702008000600017&lng=en&tlng=en