Infections are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in chronic hemodialysis @entity1 . This single center prospective study was carried out to determine the incidence and risk factors for @entity281 in hemodialysis @entity1 and plan appropriate strategies to reduce the risk of @entity281 . A total of 84 consecutive @entity1 who were initiated on hemodialysis over a 2-year period were followed until they either received a kidney transplant or died. In our hospital, as a policy, @entity1 are offered hemodialysis as a bridge therapy to a kidney transplant. The mean duration of follow up was 3 months (range 1-11.8 months). The factors associated with at least one episode of @entity281 were evaluated. Statistical analysis was done by multivariate stepwise logistic regression method. Fifty-one @entity1 had a total of 57 episodes (67.8%) of @entity281 . Of the 44 episodes of acute @entity2348 , vascular access exit site @entity281 was the commonest followed by @entity295 (13 @entity1 , 29.5%). @entity794 was the commonest bacterial isolate observed in 14 @entity1 . On multivariate analysis, three risk factors for @entity281 were identified: (1) nonarteriovenous fistula (AVF) vascular access for hemodialysis (p = 0.02), (2) increased number of hemodialysis sessions (p = 0.03), and (3) lower serum @entity460 level (p = 0.02). NonAVF vascular access was found to be the most important risk factor for @entity281 in hemodialysis @entity1 . Creation of an @entity292 , preferably at an early stage, appears beneficial for minimizing the risk of @entity281 even in @entity1 who are on short-term hemodialysis as a bridge therapy towards a kidney transplant.

Role of vascular access as a risk factor for XXXX in hemodialysis.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients'] @entity295 :: ('MESH:D018805', 'Disease') :: ['septicemia'] @entity2348 :: ('MESH:D001424', 'Disease') :: ['bacterial infections'] @entity794 :: ('1280', 'Species') :: ['Staphylococcus aureus'] @entity281 :: ('MESH:D007239', 'Disease') :: ['infection'] @entity292 :: ('MESH:D005402', 'Disease') :: ['AV fistula'] @entity460 :: ('MESH:D002118', 'Chemical') :: ['calcium']
@entity281 :: (MESH:D007239,Disease) :: ['infections']
