Risk of infections related to endovascular catheters and cardiac implantable devices in hemodialysis patients.

Patients requiring dialysis are extremely vulnerable to infectious diseases. The high burden of comorbidities and weakened immune system due to uremia and previous immunosuppressive therapy expose the patient on dialysis to more infectious events than the general population. The infectious risk is further increased by the presence of endovascular catheters and implantable cardiologic devices.

Awaiting a cure for COVID-19: therapeutic approach in patients with different severity levels of COVID-19.

COVID-19 is an unpredictable infectious disease caused by SARS-CoV-2. The development of effective anti-COVID-19 vaccines has enormously minimized the risk of severe illness in most immunocompetent patients. However, unvaccinated patients and non-responders to the COVID-19 vaccine are at risk of shortand long-term consequences.

Methicillin-Resistant Peritonitis due to Hematogenous Dissemination from Central Venous Catheter in a Maintenance Dialysis Patient.

is a Gram-positive bacterium commonly associated with severe infections in hospitalized patients. produces many virulence factors leading to local and distant pathological processes. Invasiveness of generally induces metastatic infections such as bacteremia, infective endocarditis, osteomyelitis, arthritis, and endophthalmitis.

Erratum: SARS-CoV-2 infection in dialysis patients in northern Italy: a single-centre experience.

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SARS-CoV-2 infection in dialysis patients in northern Italy: a single-centre experience.

Background: Dialysis patients are considered at high risk for COVID-19 and the infection can easily spread in dialysis units.

Methods: We conducted an observational single-centre cohort study to describe clinical characteristics, treatments and outcomes of dialysis patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. We tested patients who presented symptoms or had contact with a confirmed case.