Symptomatic Urinary Tract Infections in Patients on Maintenance Hemodialysis

摘要: 15 episodes of symptomatic urinary tract infection are described in 11 patients on maintenance hemodialysis. The diagnosis was confirmed by clean-catch or simple voided urine samples where possible, urethral catheterization and bladder washout being used only anuric patients. Treatment with oral antibiotics proved successful 13 but 2 polycystic kidneys were admitted to hospital for intravenous therapy. Urinary infections common dialysis including those who anuric, have an increased risk serious complications.