The Epidemiology of Multidrug-Resistant Sepsis among Chronic Hemodialysis Patients

• Main Authors: Shani Zilberman-Itskovich (Author), Yazid Elukbi (Author), Roni Weinberg Sibony (Author), Michael Shapiro (Author), Dana Zelnik Yovel (Author), Ariela Strulovici (Author), Amin Khatib (Author), Dror Marchaim (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2022-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Sepsis is one of the leading causes of hospitalization and death among hemodialysis patients. Infections due to multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) are common among these patients, but empiric broad-spectrum coverage for every septic patient is associated with unfavorable outcomes. A retrospective...