Development and Validation of a Clinical Prediction Rule for Bacteremia among Maintenance Hemodialysis Patients in Outpatient Settings

• Sho Sasaki,

  Affiliations Department of Healthcare Epidemiology, Kyoto University Graduate School of Public Health, Kyoto, JAPAN, Center for Innovative Research for Communities and Clinical Excellence, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima, JAPAN, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Internal Medicine, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, JAPAN

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• Takeshi Hasegawa ,

  * E-mail: tahasegawa-npr@umin.net

  Affiliations Center for Innovative Research for Communities and Clinical Excellence, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima, JAPAN, Office for Promoting Medical Research, Showa University, Tokyo, JAPAN, Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Showa University Fujigaoka Hospital, Yokohama, JAPAN

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• Hiroo Kawarazaki,

  Affiliation Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Inagi Municipal Hospital, Inagi, JAPAN

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• Atsushi Nomura,

  Affiliations Department of Immunology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, JAPAN, Department of Nephrology, Chubu Rosai Hospital, Nagoya, JAPAN

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• Daisuke Uchida,

  Affiliations Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Inagi Municipal Hospital, Inagi, JAPAN, Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, Kawasaki Municipal Tama Hospital, Kawasaki, JAPAN

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• Takahiro Imaizumi,

  Affiliations Department of Nephrology, Toyohashi Municipal Hospital, Toyohashi, JAPAN, Department of Nephrology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, JAPAN

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• Masahide Furusho,

  Affiliation Department of Nephrology, Aso Iizuka Hospital, Iizuka, JAPAN

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• Hiroki Nishiwaki,

  Affiliations Center for Innovative Research for Communities and Clinical Excellence, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima, JAPAN, Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Showa University Fujigaoka Hospital, Yokohama, JAPAN

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• Shingo Fukuma,

  Affiliations Department of Healthcare Epidemiology, Kyoto University Graduate School of Public Health, Kyoto, JAPAN, Center for Innovative Research for Communities and Clinical Excellence, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima, JAPAN

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• Yugo Shibagaki,

  Affiliation Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Internal Medicine, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, JAPAN

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• Shunichi Fukuhara,

  Affiliations Department of Healthcare Epidemiology, Kyoto University Graduate School of Public Health, Kyoto, JAPAN, Center for Innovative Research for Communities and Clinical Excellence, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima, JAPAN

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• on behalf of Japanese investigatOrs with Innovative Network for Kidney Disease: JOINT-KD

  ¶Membership of the JOINT-KD is provided in the Acknowledgments.

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