Tag Archives: Hispanic

Black and Hispanic Patients on Dialysis Have Higher Rates of Staph Bloodstream Infections

Adults on dialysis treatment for end-stage kidney disease were 100 times more likely to have a Staphylococcus aureus (staph) bloodstream infection than adults not on dialysis during 2017-2020, according to a new Vital Signs report released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Transcript: Black and Hispanic Patients on Dialysis Have Higher Rates of Staph Bloodstream Infections

Transcript for January Vital Signs Telebriefing: Black and Hispanic Patients on Dialysis Have Higher Rates of Staph Bloodstream Infections.

CDC Releases First National Estimates on Diabetes within Hispanic and Asian Populations in the US

In a study published today in JAMA Internal Medicine, CDC researchers examined the percentage of people living with diagnosed and undiagnosed diabetes in Hispanic and non-Hispanic Asian subpopulations.