American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 53, Issue 3 , Pages 492-502, March 2009

Effect of Antimicrobial Locks for Tunneled Hemodialysis Catheters on Bloodstream Infection and Bacterial Resistance: A Quality Improvement Report

  • Saib A. Abbas, MRCP

      Affiliations

    • Department of Renal Medicine, Middlemore Hospital, Counties-Manukau District Health Board, Manukau, New Zealand
    • ,
  • Imad A. Haloob, FRACP

      Affiliations

    • Department of Renal Medicine, Tauranga Hospital, Bay of Plenty District Health Board, Tauranga, New Zealand
    • ,
  • Susan L. Taylor, FRCPA

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Microbiology, Middlemore Hospital, Counties-Manukau District Health Board, Manukau, New Zealand
    • ,
  • Elizabeth M. Curry, MBChB

      Affiliations

    • Department of Renal Medicine, Middlemore Hospital, Counties-Manukau District Health Board, Manukau, New Zealand
    • ,
  • Bruce B. King, FRACP

      Affiliations

    • Department of Renal Medicine, Nelson Hospital, Nelson Marlborough District Health Board, Nelson, New Zealand
    • ,
  • Walter M. Van der Merwe, FRACP

      Affiliations

    • Department of Renal Medicine, Whangarei Hospital, Northland District Health Board, Whangarei, New Zealand
    • ,
  • Mark R. Marshall, FRACP

      Affiliations

    • Department of Renal Medicine, Middlemore Hospital, Counties-Manukau District Health Board, Manukau, New Zealand
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Mark R. Marshall, FRACP, Department of Renal Medicine, Middlemore Hospital, Private Bag 93311, Auckland, New Zealand

Received 5 April 2008; accepted 18 September 2008. published online 16 January 2009.

To access this article, please choose from the options below

Login to an existing account or Register a new account.

  • Purchase this article for 30.00 USD (You must login/register to purchase this article)

    Online access for 24 hours. The PDF version can be downloaded as your permanent record.

  • Subscribe to this title

    Get unlimited online access to this article and all other articles in this title 24/7 for one year.

  • Claim access now

    For current subscribers with Society Membership or Account Number.

  • Visit SciVerse ScienceDirect to see if you have access via your institution.

 Originally published online as doi:10.1053/j.ajkd.2008.09.019 on January 16, 2009.

PII: S0272-6386(08)01567-9

doi:10.1053/j.ajkd.2008.09.019

American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 53, Issue 3 , Pages 492-502, March 2009

Article Tools

* Image Usage & Resolution