The great help of a virus in the fight against bacteria!

Jadoul, Michel;Labriola, Laura
(2021) Journal of Nephrology — Vol. 34, n° 4, p. 965-966 (2021)

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  • Jadoul, MichelUCLouvain
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  • Labriola, Lauraorcid-logoUCLouvain
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Abstract
(en) Vascular access remains the Achilles’ heel of hemodialysis (HD), and a functional arteriovenous fistula (AVF), a concept invented by American physicians of Italian descent in the early sixties, can not be created in all HD patients. Thus, the use of HD catheters, despite the multiple associated risks, especially catheter-related blood stream infections (CRBSIs), is unavoidable. [...]
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Jadoul, M., & Labriola, L. (2021). The great help of a virus in the fight against bacteria! Journal of Nephrology, 34(4), 965-966. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40620-021-01013-1 (Original work published 2021)