Abstract
Sixty-seven hospitalized bacteremic patients on chronic hemodialysis were matched with 134 bacteremic controls. Mortality (25% and 28% respectively) was unrelated to dialysis. Predictors of mortality were: advanced age, decreased functional capacity, and malignancies. Most common organisms recovered were Staphylococcus aureus (30%), coagulase negative Staphylococcus (15%), and polymicrobial agents (15%).