Background Infection is the second-leading cause of death among patients with end-stage
renal disease (ESRD). This is due in part to advanced age, comorbid conditions, and
immune dysfunction observed in uremic states. Although one may hypothesize that
pulmonary infectious mortality is higher among patients with ESRD compared with the
general population (GP), no such data are currently available. Methods We compared
annual pulmonary infectious mortality rates among patients with ESRD to those in the GP …