Dialysis patients are at high risk in contracting hospital acquired infections due to patient and health care related factors. Several studies have stressed the importance of adequate infection control in reducing the mortality associated with these infections. The source of infections in dialysis patients can be From the dialysis process via contaminated water or equipment. Contaminated environment Cross infections from other patients Health care worker who handles the patient Vascular access is the common route for entry of the infecting pathogen.
Infections can also be wound infections, lung or urinary tract. Contact transmission via contaminated gloves or hands of health care workers and environmental surfaces are the predominant mode of infection in a dialysis unit. Burden of infections among dialysis patients Blood stream infections due to dialysis catheters are the leading cause…
