DSN - Dialysis Surveillance Network
General information about the DSN

National Surveillance of Dialysis-Associated Diseases in the United States, 2001 Seminars in Dialysis July 2004 PDF (10 pages/262KB)

New Surveillance System for Hemodialysis-Associated Infections- Initial Results AJIC Aug 2002 PDF (8 pages/108KB)

National Surveillance of Dialysis-Associated Diseases in the U.S. Reports
2000 report (42 pages/264KB) (Accessible Version) (42 pages/1393KB)
1999 Report (46 pages/180KB)

Preventing Transmission of Infections Among Chronic Hemodialysis Patients MMWR 2001
Web (HTML) Version
PDF Version (63 pages/386KB)

General Infection Control Recommendations 1996

Cellulose Acetate Dialyzers 1996

Control measures for Hepatitis B in dialysis centers

Intravascular Device-Related Infections HICPAC 1995

Outbreaks of hepatitis B virus infection among hemodialysis patients-1994. MMWR 1996 PDF Version (282 KB/20 pages)

Recommendations for prevention of HIV transmission in health care settings. MMWR 1987

Recommendations for providing dialysis treatment to patients infected with human T-lymphotropic virus type III/lymphadenopathy-associated virus. MMWR 1986

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