Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage among patients on haemodialysis with newly inserted central venous catheters.

Background: Although methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) nasal colonization is common among end-stage kidney disease patients undergoing haemodialysis, few studies were focused on MRSA nasal carriers among haemodialysis patients with central venous catheters (CVCs). The aim of this study is to evaluate the risk factors, various clinical outcomes and effect of decolonization for MRSA nasal colonization among patients on haemodialysis via CVCs.

Methods: This was a single-centre non-concurrent cohort study of 676 patients who had new haemodialysis CVCs inserted.