Johnston, B LynnConly, John M2018-09-272018-09-272006-01-01B Lynn Johnston and John M Conly, “Central Venous Catheter-Associated Bloodstream Infections in Hemodialysis Patients: Another Patient Safety Bundle?,” Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, vol. 17, no. 2, pp. 99-102, 2006. doi:10.1155/2006/674670http://hdl.handle.net/1880/108553https://doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/44319In a previous issue of The Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases & Medical Microbiology, we reviewed the 'Safer Healthcare Now!' campaign's focus on reducing central venous catheter (CVC)-associated bloodstream infections (BSIs) as a way of improving patient safety (1). This initiative is focused on preventing CVC-associated BSIs in intensive care units. However, other patient groups are also at risk for CVC-related BSIs, suggesting that there are other individuals who would benefit from preventive efforts. A 1996 hospital-wide survey of nosocomial bacteremia in an Israeli university hospital (2) found that 9% of infected patients were on chronic hemodialysis. Surveillance in 73 hospitals in England between 1997 and 2001 found a CVC BSI rate of 21/1000 nephrology patients at risk who were hospitalized in teaching hospitals (3). This rate was similar to that found in special care neonatal units, although not quite one-half that of patients in a general intensive care unit. In a population-based survey performed in the Calgary Health Region from 2000 to 2002 (4), hemodialysis (HD) posed the greatest risk (RR 208.7; 95% CI 142.9 to 296.3) for acquiring severe BSI.Journal Article2018-09-27enCopyright © 2006 Hindawi Publishing Corporation. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.https://doi.org/10.1155/2006/674670