Dialysis-Associated Infections
Prevention & Control
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Infection Tracking Log [Word doc, 39.5Kb]
- CDC Vital Signs Program: An important new program at CDC is called CDC Vital Signs, launched July 6th. This program is a call to action each month concerning a single, important public health topic. The March 2011 publication addresses reducing bloodstream infections. The State Surveyors in our Network report that infection control is the number one cited deficiency in dialysis facilities. Read these new documents from the CDC.
CDC Vital Signs: Central Line–Associated Blood Stream Infections- Press Briefing [PDF, 39Kb]
CDC Vital Signs:HAI Fact Sheet [PDF, 2.5Mb]
You can subscribe to the CDC Vital Signs newsletter by going to this link www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns.
- Guide to the Eliminations of Infections in Hemodialysis [2010, PDF, 708Kb]
- 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)