Rates of intravenous antibiotic starts among outpatient hemodialysis patients using NHSN dialysis event reporting, 2016-2020

• Main Authors: William Wilson (Author), Sarah Kabbani (Author), Shannon Novosad (Author), Lucy Fike (Author), Katryna Gouin (Author), Jeneita Bell (Author), Suparna Bagchi (Author), Jonathan Edwards (Author), Ibironke Apata (Author), Susan Cali (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Cambridge University Press, 2022-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Nearly one-third of patients on hemodialysis receive intravenous (IV) antibiotics annually, but national data characterizing antibiotic use in this population are limited. Using NHSN surveillance data for outpatient dialysis facilities, we estimated temporal changes in the rate of IV ant...