Laurelle J Burrell,* Elizabeth A Grabsch,† Alexander A Padiglione,‡ M Lindsay Grayson§
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We are grateful to the many staff and patients at the participating haemodialysis centres for their involvement, and to Kristianna Maher (Austin Hospital, Melbourne, VIC) for microbiology assistance. The study was funded by the Department of Human Services, Victoria.