Clinical analysis of pulmonary infection in hemodialysis patients

  • Authors:
    • Wei Ren
    • Huixuan Pan
    • Peng Wang
    • Lei Lan
    • Wei Chen
    • Yan Wang
    • Lijun Ni
    • Li Peng
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  • Published online on: March 28, 2014     https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2014.1646
  • Pages: 1713-1717
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Abstract

The present study aimed to investigate the pathogen distribution and drug resistance of lung infections in hemodialysis to guide clinical empirical pharmacy. The clinical data of 116 hemodialysis patients with pulmonary infection were analyzed. The majority of the 82 pathogens isolated from the sputa of patients were Gram‑negative bacteria (accounting for 71.95%). The results of the drug sensitivity test suggested that Gram‑negative bacilli had low resistance rates to piperacillin and tazobactam, imipenem and amikacin, while Gram‑positive cocci had a low resistance rate to vancomycin. All resistance rates of the pathogens to other common antimicrobials were >50%. The pathogens resulting in lung infections in hemodialysis patients were mainly Gram‑negative bacteria and were significantly resistant to various antibacterials. Results of the this study demonstrate that pathological examination should be performed as early as possible and effective antimicrobial agents should be chosen according to drug sensitivity test results.
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Ren W, Pan H, Wang P, Lan L, Chen W, Wang Y, Ni L and Peng L: Clinical analysis of pulmonary infection in hemodialysis patients. Exp Ther Med 7: 1713-1717, 2014
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Ren, W., Pan, H., Wang, P., Lan, L., Chen, W., Wang, Y. ... Peng, L. (2014). Clinical analysis of pulmonary infection in hemodialysis patients. Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine, 7, 1713-1717. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2014.1646
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Ren, W., Pan, H., Wang, P., Lan, L., Chen, W., Wang, Y., Ni, L., Peng, L."Clinical analysis of pulmonary infection in hemodialysis patients". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 7.6 (2014): 1713-1717.
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Ren, W., Pan, H., Wang, P., Lan, L., Chen, W., Wang, Y., Ni, L., Peng, L."Clinical analysis of pulmonary infection in hemodialysis patients". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 7, no. 6 (2014): 1713-1717. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2014.1646