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S. maltophilia is an important pathogen in nosocomial infections of immunocompromised patients suffering from cancer, cystic fibrosis, drug addition, AIDS and in patients with organ transplants and on dialysis [ 30 31 32 ] . This organism is inherently resistant to most antibiotics due to its low outer membrane permeability [ 33 ] and to β-lactam containing antibiotics due to the production of a chromosomally expressed group 2e β-lactamase (L2) and a group 3c β-lactamase (L1) [ 34 35 ] . L1 has been cloned, over-expressed, and partially characterized by kinetic and crystallographic studies [ 36 37 ] . The enzyme exists as a homotetramer of ca. 118 kDa in solution and in the crystalline state.
The National Academy of Science's Institute of Medicine reported that our health care delivery system continues to suffer from many deficiencies, such as use of beta-blockers in only 50% of patients with myocardial infarction [ 32 ] . The percentage in dialysis patients is similar [ 2 ] . Setting targets and achieving them are quite different things.
Some studies suggest that dialysis patients with low LDL cholesterol levels have increased risk of mortality vs. those with higher LDL cholesterol levels [ 24 ] . LDL cholesterol and conventional cardiac risk factors are insensitive predictors of CAD in this population [ 25 ] , and may reflect the high frequency of malnutrition [ 26 ] and established cardiovascular disease [ 27 ] . In our study, albumin remained stable as LDL cholesterol levels declined.
[ 1 ] Risk factors for atrial fibrillation may be more common in dialysis, and include age, cardiac enlargement and an abnormal calcium-phosphorous metabolism.
The present study adds new information on the process of improving statin use and other therapies that could improve outcomes in dialysis patients.
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