Dialysis-Associated Infections
Prevention & Control
- Guideline for Isolation Precautions: Preventing Transmission of Infectious Agents in Healthcare Settings 2007
(PDF version - 219 pages/1.39MB) - Guidelines for Vaccinating Kidney Dialysis Patients and Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease ACIP 2006
- Recommended Infection Control Practices for Hemodialysis Units (CDC poster)
- Guidelines for the Prevention of Intravascular Catheter-Related Infections HICPAC 2002
- How-to Guide: Improving Hand Hygiene (IHI, CDC)
- Guideline for Hand Hygiene in Healthcare Settings HICPAC 2002
- Preventing Transmission of Infections Among Chronic Hemodialysis Patients
MMWR April 27, 2001/50(RR05);1-43
(PDF version - 63 pages/386KB)
Data & Statistics for Dialysis-Associated Infections
- DSN - Dialysis Surveillance Network.
General information about the DSN - Invasive Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infections Among Dialysis Patients, United States, 2005 MMWR March 9, 2007;56(09);197-199
- Electronic reporting of infections associated with hemodialysis
Nephrology News June 2005 PDF (3 pages/301KB ) - New Surveillance System for Hemodialysis-Associated Infections- Initial Results.
AJIC Aug 2002. PDF (8 pages/108KB)
National Surveillance Reports of Dialysis-Associated Diseases in the U.S.
- 2002 Report Seminars in Dialysis July 2005 PDF (10 pages/262KB)
- 2001 Report Seminars in Dialysis July 2004 PDF (10 pages/262KB)