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Pyrogenic Reactions in Hemodialysis Patients, Hanoi, Vietnam

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 June 2016

Lennox K. Archibald ,
Nguyen Nguyen Khoi ,
William R. Jarvis ,
L. Barth Reller ,
Phung Dac Cam ,
Truong Anh Thu  and
Nguyen Viet Hung
Lennox K. Archibald*
Affiliation:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
Nguyen Nguyen Khoi
Affiliation:
Bach Mai Hospital, Hanoi, Republic of Vietnam
William R. Jarvis
Affiliation:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
L. Barth Reller
Affiliation:
Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
Phung Dac Cam
Affiliation:
National Institute of Health and Epidemiology, Hanoi, Republic of Vietnam
Truong Anh Thu
Affiliation:
Bach Mai Hospital, Hanoi, Republic of Vietnam
Nguyen Viet Hung
Affiliation:
Bach Mai Hospital, Hanoi, Republic of Vietnam
*
11621 Research Circle, P.O. Box 2650, Alachua, FL 32616-2650 (Larchibald@rtix.com)
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Abstract

Of 33,111 patients admitted to a large hospital in Vietnam from November 2000 through July 2001, a total of 303 were undergoing hemodialysis and had pyrogenic reactions (ie, fever and/or rigors). Ten case patients (3.3%) had documented bacteremia; pathogens were largely waterborne microorganisms. Pyrogenic reactions in case patients might have occurred because of suboptimal water quality or inadequate dialyzer reprocessing procedures.

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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 27 , Issue 4 , April 2006 , pp. 424 - 426
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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2006

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