Guidelines for Infectious Disease

Guideline Organization

Sub-topic

KDIGO
Prevention, Diagnosis, Evaluation and Treatment of Hepatitis C in Chronic Kidney Disease

(2008)

CARI-Australia

Evidence for Peritonitis Treatment and Prophylaxis
2004

1. Detection and evaluation of HCV in CKD 
2. Treatment of HCV infection in patients with CKD
3. Preventing HCV transmission in hemodialysis units
4. Management of HCV-infected patients before and after kidney transplantation
5. Diagnosis and management of kidney diseases associated with HCV infection

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

Transplantation Guidelines 2004

• CMV Disease and Kidney Transplantation

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

Clinical Practice Guideline:

Blood Borne Virus Infection
2009

• Prevention of spread of BBV infection in the renal unit
• Dialysis equipment and BBV infection
• BBV surveillance in dialysis patients
• Segregation of patients infected with BBV or at high risk for new BBV infection
• Immunisation of patients against hepatitis B 
• Immunisation of staff against hepatitis B 
• Haemodialysis patients with new BBV infection