Risk factors for morbidity and mortality of bloodstream infection in patients undergoing hemodialysis: a nested case–control study

Authors:
Open Access
Publisher website
Google Scholar
Abstract
Infection is the leading cause of morbidity and the second most frequent cause of mortality among patients on renal replacement therapy. A major morbid event in this population is hospitalization because of infection. The aim of this study was to investigate the risk factors for morbidity and mortality related to bloodstream infection (BSI) among patients on hemodialysis.

This publication has 32 references indexed in Scilit: