Black and Hispanic patients on dialysis have higher rates of staph bloodstream infections : actions to reduce inequities can save lives

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• Corporate Authors:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
• Description:
  Media Statement Embargoed Until: Monday, February 6, 2023, 1:00 p.m. ET
  
  Adults on dialysis treatment for end-stage kidney disease were 100 times more likely to have a Staphylococcus aureus (staph) bloodstream infection than adults not on dialysis during 2017–2020, according to a new Vital Signs report released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
  
  More than half of people in the U.S. receiving dialysis belong to a racial or ethnic minority group—about 1 in every 3 people receiving dialysis is Black and 1 in every 5 is Hispanic. CDC data found patients on dialysis in these groups have higher rates of staph bloodstream infections than White patients on dialysis.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Black Or African American Ethnicity Health Status Disparities Hispanic Or Latino Kidney Failure, Chronic Peritoneal Dialysis Racism Renal Dialysis Social Determinants Of Health Socioeconomic Factors Staphylococcal Infections

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• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Document Type:
  Press Release
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Pages in Document:
  3 pdf pages
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
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