Preventing bloodstream infections in people on dialysis : actions to reduce inequities can save lives

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• Corporate Authors:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.). Office of the Associate Director for Communication.
• Description:
  What is already known about this topic? : Racial and ethnic minorities are disproportionately affected by end-stage kidney disease (ESKD), and patients on dialysis are at increased risk for Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infections. Hemodialysis access type is a well-established risk factor for bloodstream infections, with central venous catheters having the highest associated risk.
  
  What is added by this report? : Although vascular access type was the major risk factor for hemodialysis-associated S. aureus bloodstream infections, race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic factors also affected infection rates and distribution, with Hispanic or Latino ethnicity as an independent risk factor.
  
  What are the implications for public health practice? : Health care providers should prioritize prevention and optimized treatment of ESKD, identify and address barriers to lower-risk vascular access placement, and implement established best practices to prevent bloodstream infections.
  
  
• 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:
  Webpage
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
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