Extra-nasal methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization and maintenance hemodialysis patients

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Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections of endogenous origin are important causes of morbidity and mortality in immunocompromised hemodialysis patients. MRSA colonization at extra-renal sites is increasingly recognized in patient subpopulations at risk. However, the prevalence of extrarenal MRSA colonization in dialysis patients is largely unknown. Of clinical importance, extra-nasal MRSA colonization predisposes to blood stream infections in hemodialysis patients with non-cuffed central vein catheter. Routine extra-nasal testing of hemodialysis patients should be recommended for successful decolonization and reduction of life-threatening infections.

Please cite this paper as: Schiffl H. Extra-nasal methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization and maintenance hemodialysis patients. J Nephropharmacol. 2019;8(2):e28. DOI: 10.15171/npj.2019.28