Volume 67, Issue 6, Pages 2508-2519 (June 2005) Bacterial infections in hemodialysis patients: Pathogenesis and prevention  Bertrand L. Jaber  Kidney International  Volume 67, Issue 6, Pages 2508-2519 (June 2005) DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-1755.2005.00364.x Copyright © 2005 International Society of Nephrology Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 Annual death rates due to sepsis (A) and pulmonary infections (B) among dialysis patients (black line) compared with the general population (gray line). The data are stratified by age and are shown on a logarithmic (A) or normal (B) scale. Reproduced with permission from[2],[3]. Kidney International 2005 67, 2508-2519DOI: (10.1111/j.1523-1755.2005.00364.x) Copyright © 2005 International Society of Nephrology Terms and Conditions

Figure 2 Pathogenesis of bacteremia in hemodialysis patients. Gray boxes contain common pathogenic factors, white boxes therapeutic strategies. Kidney International 2005 67, 2508-2519DOI: (10.1111/j.1523-1755.2005.00364.x) Copyright © 2005 International Society of Nephrology Terms and Conditions

Figure 3 Kaplan-Meier survival curves for bacterial infections (bacteremia and pneumonia) stratified by iron storage indices prior to initiation of intravenous iron therapy. Functional iron deficiency is defined as ferritin = 100 to 800 ng/mL and transferrin saturation (TSAT) <20%; iron deficiency, ferritin <100 ng/mL and TSAT <20%; and iron replete state, ferritin = 100 to 800 ng/mL and TSAT >20%. Reproduced with permission from[23]. Kidney International 2005 67, 2508-2519DOI: (10.1111/j.1523-1755.2005.00364.x) Copyright © 2005 International Society of Nephrology Terms and Conditions

Figure 4 Dialysis facilities in the United States reporting colonization or infection with vancomycin-resistant enterococcus (VRE, gray line) or methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA, black line). The data are provided by the national surveillance of dialysis-associated diseases, 1995–2001, United States. Reproduced with permission from[70]. Kidney International 2005 67, 2508-2519DOI: (10.1111/j.1523-1755.2005.00364.x) Copyright © 2005 International Society of Nephrology Terms and Conditions