Implementing nasal povidone-iodine decolonization to reduce infections in hemodialysis units: a qualitative assessment
Kimberly C. Dukes,
Stacey Hockett Sherlock,
AM Racila
et al.
Abstract:Background:
A substantial proportion of patients undergoing hemodialysis carry Staphylococcus aureus in their noses, and carriers are at increased risk of S. aureus bloodstream infections. Our pragmatic clinical trial implemented nasal povidone-iodine (PVI) decolonization for the prevention of bloodstream infections in the novel setting of hemodialysis units.
Objective:
We aimed to identify pragmatic strategies for implementing PVI decolonization among patients in outpatient hemodialysis… Show more
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