Dysnatremia and risk of bloodstream infection in dialysis patients.

Robin H LoNuri B HasbalAmy S YouJuan Carlos AyusElani StrejaChristina ParkPeter SohnTracy NakataYoko NarasakiSteven M BrunelliCsaba Pal KovesdyDanh V NguyenConnie M Rhee

Published in: Clinical kidney journal (2022)

Both lower and higher baseline serum sodium levels were associated with a higher rate of subsequent bloodstream infections in dialysis patients. Further studies are needed to determine whether correction of dysnatremia ameliorates infection risk in this population.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
prognostic factors
escherichia coli