Factors associated with 30-day case fatality following a first episode of bloodstream infection among hemodialysis patients.

Abbreviations: N, number of first episodes of bacteremia; CFRR, case fatality rate ratio; CI, confidence interval; bloodstream infection, bloodstream infection.1 Three levels of comorbidity was created based on the modified Charlson comorbidity index (m-CCI) score at the date of first treatment with renal replacement therapy “Low” (CCI = 0), “Medium” CCI 1–2, and “High” CCI > 2. Renal diagnosis was not included in the m-CCI score. See text for details.2 Calculated using Cox regression.3 Adjusted for all variables in the table using Cox regression.Factors associated with 30-day case fatality following a first episode of bloodstream infection among hemodialysis patients.