Guidelines for Infection

Guideline Organization

Sub-topic

CARI-Australia

Evidence for Peritonitis Treatment and Prophylaxis
2002

Evidence for Peritonitis Treatment and Prophylaxis

• PD systems and solutions
• PD-associated peritonitis in children
• Indications for recommencement of PD
• Indications for removal of PD catheters 
• Use of urokinase
• Type of PD catheter
• Technique of insertion of PD catheter 
• Prophylactic antibiotics for insertion of PD catheters 
• Timing of commencement of dialysis
• Treatment of PD associated fungal peritonitis
• PD catheter related infection
• Exit site and tunnel infection-mupirocin
• Treatment of PD associated peritonitis in adults

CSN-Canada

Hemodialysis Guidelines
2006

  Chapter 4: Vascular access

• Infection prevention in the vascular access (PDF Page18 of 27)
• Managing vascular access complications (PDF Page19 of 27

Blood Borne Infections in Dialysis Units:

Recommendations of Ad Hoc Committee 2005

The Prevention of Transmission of Blood-Borne Pathogens in Hemodialysis Patients

EBPG-Europe

Guideline for HD (Part 1) 2002

Hemodialysis-associated Infection

• Prevention of infection: management of impairment of the host defense   
• Prevention of infection: management of host colonization by Staphylococcus aureus   
• Prevention of infection: management of the vascular access  
• Treatment of vascular access infection  
• Prevention and management of TB in HD patients  
• Prevention and management of HBV, HCV and HIV in HD patients  
• Vaccine recommendations for patients on chronic HD (except HB vaccination)

Haemodialysis  (Part 2)
2007

Transplantation Part 1
2000

Transplantation Part 2
2002

Confer with ISPD Guidelines

Vascular Access

• Management of the infected vascular access

Transplant Recipient from Initial Transplant Hospitalization to 1 Year Post-Transplant

• Evaluation of the patient with fever
• Infectious complications

Late infections

Peritoneal-related Infections – 2005 Update

KDOQI-US

2006 Updates: Vascular Access

Clinical Practice Guidelines for Vascular Access:

• Treatment of Fistula Complications
• Treatment of Arteriovenous Graft Complications
• Prevention and Treatment of Catheter and Port Complications

UK-Renal Association

Module 3B: Peritoneal Dialysis 2007

PD Infectious Complications