The Use of Vaccines in Adult Patients With Renal Disease

Adjusted mortality rates in dialysis patients after the first pneumonia event. Data obtained from 194,374 incident dialysis patients, 1996 to 2000. Rates adjusted for age, sex, race, primary diagnosis, and vintage. Patients without pneumonia were used as the reference cohort. Data from USRDS 2004 Annual Data Report. ¹

Adjusted cardiovascular event rates in dialysis patients after the first pneumonia event. Data obtained from 78,262 incident dialysis patients, 1996 to 2000. Rates adjusted for age, sex, race, primary diagnosis, and vintage. Patients without pneumonia were used as the reference cohort. Data from USRDS 2004 Annual Data Report. ¹

Hospital admission rates for septicemia during the first year on peritoneal dialysis (PD) or hemodialysis (HD), 1991 to 2001. Septicemia rates in patients on hemodialysis therapy continue to increase, whereas rates in peritoneal dialysis patients have remained stable and are consistently lower. Rates adjusted for age, sex, race, and primary diagnosis. Data from USRDS 2004 Annual Data Report.¹