Use of vitamin D and infection in patients with chronic kidney disease.

Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of vitamin D supplementation as protection factor against infection of patients with chronic kidney disease on conservative treatment.

Method: Retrospective cohort study carried out between 2013 and 2016 in the Conservative Treatment Outpatient Clinics (Ambulatório de Tratamento Conservador) of the Hypertension and Kidney Hospital (Hospital do Rim e Hipertensão) of the Universidade Federal de São Paulo. Data on sociodemographic factors, comorbidity, infection episodes and use or nonuse of vitamin D supplementation for at least 6 months were collected from medical records.

Prophylactic treatment of chronic renal disease in patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis and colonized by Staphylococcus aureus: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: This study was performed to evaluate the clinical effectiveness of alternative strategies for the prevention and treatment of patients with chronic kidney disease undergoing peritoneal dialysis and colonized by Staphylococcus aureus.

Methods: A systematic review and meta-analysis were performed. The literature search involved the following databases: the Cochrane Controlled Trials Register, Embase, LILACS, CINAHL, SciELO, and PubMed/Medline.

[Prevalence of infection in kidney transplantation from living versus deceased donor: systematic review and meta-analysis].

Objective: To verify if the type of donor is a risk factor for infection in kidney transplant recipients.

Methods: Systematic Review of Literature with Meta-analysis with searches conducted in the databases MEDLINE, LILACS, Embase, Cochrane, Web of Science, SciELO and CINAHL.

Results: We selected 198 studies and included four observational studies describing infections among patients distinguishing the type of donor.

Risk factors for bloodstream infection in patients at a Brazilian hemodialysis center: a case-control study.

Background: Infection is the leading cause of morbidity and the second leading cause of mortality in patients on renal replacement therapy. The rates of bloodstream infection in hemodialysis patients vary according to the type of venous access used. Gram-positive bacteria are most frequently isolated in blood cultures of hemodialysis patients.

Screening and treatment for Staphylococcus aureus in patients undergoing hemodialysis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: This study was performed to evaluate the effectiveness of surveillance for screening and treatment of patients with chronic kidney disease undergoing hemodialysis and colonized by Staphylococcus aureus.

Methods: A systematic review and meta-analysis were performed. The literature search involved the following databases: the Cochrane Controlled Trials Register, Embase, LILACS, CINAHL, SciELO, and PubMed/Medline.

Risk factors for morbidity and mortality of bloodstream infection in patients undergoing hemodialysis: a nested case-control study.

Background: Infection is the leading cause of morbidity and the second most frequent cause of mortality among patients on renal replacement therapy. A major morbid event in this population is hospitalization because of infection. The aim of this study was to investigate the risk factors for morbidity and mortality related to bloodstream infection (BSI) among patients on hemodialysis.

Incidence of bloodstream infection among patients on hemodialysis by central venous catheter.

This study evaluated the incidence and risk factors of bloodstream infection (BSI) among patients with a double-lumen central venous catheter (CVC) for hemodialysis (HD) and identified the microorganisms isolated from the bloodstream. A follow-up included all patients (n=156) who underwent hemodialysis by double-lumen CVC at the Federal University of São Paulo-UNIFESP, Brazil, over a one-year period. From the group of patients, 94 presented BSI, of whom 39 had positive cultures at the central venous catheter insertion location.

Lethality of endocarditis due to S. aureus among patients on hemodialysis.

This study evaluated the prevalence and risk factors for endocarditis in patients undergoing hemodialysis with central venous catheter (CVC) and to identify the microorganisms isolated from the bloodstream. This cohort study followed 94 patients with end stage renal disease (ESRD) who developed bacteremia after the insertion of a CVC for dialysis in the hospital São Paulo, UNIFESP, Brazil. They were divided into two groups: patients with endocarditis (E+) and patients without (E-).