Invasive Listeriosis in End-Stage Kidney Disease (ESKD) Patients Receiving Long-Term Dialysis: A 21-Year Case Series.

Yi-Chun LiuShuh-Kuan LiauCheng-Chieh HungChao-Yu ChenYueh-An LuYu-Jr LinYa-Chung TianYung-Chang ChenFan-Gang TsengHsiang-Hao Hsu

Published in: Therapeutics and clinical risk management (2024)

ESKD patients with invasive listeriosis have a grave prognosis. Our research reveals that an early blood sample for a bacterial culture may identify invasive listeriosis in chronic dialysis patients with fever, nausea or vomiting, confusion, and respiratory distress. This study is the first to identify a lower platelet count and qSOFA score ≥ 2 as markers of high-risk invasive listeriosis in ESKD patients.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
prognostic factors
chemotherapy induced
peripheral blood