Research Article
Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infections and Catheter Colonization among Haemodialysis Patients: Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Outcomes
Table 1
Demographic characteristics of CRBSI and CC groups.
| | Characteristics | CRBSI (n = 82) | CC (n = 93) |
| | Age (median, IQR) | 66 (59–72) | 64 (55–73) |
| | Gender (n, %) | | Male | 54 (66%) | 50 (54%) | | Female | 28 (34%) | 43 (46%) |
| | Race (n, %) | | Malay | 64 (78%) | 68 (73%) | | Chinese | 14 (17%) | 20 (22%) | | Indian | 4 (5%) | 5 (5%) | | History of AVF (n, %) | 47 (57%) | 69 (74%) |
| | Catheter type (n, %) | | TDC | 63 (77%) | 82 (88%) | | NTDC | 19 (23%) | 11 (12%) |
| | Catheter placement site (n, %) | | Internal jugular vein | 41 (50%) | 34 (37%) | | Femoral vein | 36 (44%) | 52 (56%) | | Other (subclavian vein, external jugular vein) | 5 (6%) | 7 (7%) |
| | Cause of ESRD (n, %) | | Diabetes mellitus | 63 (77%) | 64 (69%) | | Hypertension | 12 (15%) | 15 (16%) | | Other | 7 (9%) | 14 (15%) |
| | Comorbidities (n, %) | | Diabetes mellitus | 64 (78%) | 61 (66%) | | Hypertension | 72 (88%) | 75 (81%) | | Ischaemic heart disease | 21 (26%) | 24 (26%) | | Dyslipidaemia | 22 (27%) | 21 (23%) | | Peripheral vascular disease | 20 (24%) | 18 (19%) |
| | Past history of dialysis catheter infection (n, %) | 28 (34%) | 44 (47%) |
| | Duration of dialysis (n, %) | | <3 months | 11 (13%) | 7 (8%) | | >3 months | 71 (87%) | 86 (92%) |
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AVF: arteriovenous fistula; TDC: tunnelled dialysis catheter; NTDC: nontunnelled dialysis catheter; ESRD: end-stage renal disease; IQR: interquartile range.
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