Preventable bloodstream infections related to kidney failure treatment are more common in U.S. Blacks and Hispanics than in whites, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and ...

Nearly 70% of access-related bloodstream infections occurred in hemodialysis patients with central venous catheters. Use of central venous catheters is associated with the highest rates of bloodstream ...

Data show that Black and Hispanic patients on dialysis in the U.S. have higher risks of developing staph bloodstream infections than their white counterparts, federal health officials say, adding that ...

Dialysis facilities could cut bloodstream infection rates among their patients by up to half by following a set of recommendations from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, according ...

ATLANTA, May 19 (UPI) -- There was a 32 percent decrease in overall bloodstream infections in dialysis patients after federal prevention guidelines were used, U.S. officials say. "Dialysis patients ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . One of the most critical issues challenging providers of dialysis care is that of preventing infections. Because ...

Hispanic patients had a 40% higher risk of staph than white patients, a study found, and black patients are more at risk as well. The report... Data show that Black and Hispanic patients on dialysis ...