Central vein catheters are used as temporary or permanent approach in hemodialysis treatment. Their presence increases the risk of bacteremia. Tunneled vein catheter is often a permanent solution in the sense of vascular approach to hemodialysis patients, but it is also a frequent source of infections. The aim of this paper is to evaluate bacteremia related to temporary or permanent dialysis catheters used in hemodialysis treatment at the „Dr. Tomislav Bardek“ general hospital in Koprivnica in the period between 2014 and 2017 and to compare the results with regard to the catheter type. The aims of the research presented in the paper are to examine the number and the type of vascular approach to hemodialysis patients and also the frequency of bacteremia related to temporary or permanent dialysis catheters. An additional aim is to compare the types of microorganisms causing bacteriemia depending on the type of vascular approach. The used data has been obtained by insight and analysis of the reports of the hemodialysis patients treated at the Department of Nephrology and Endocrinology between 2014 and 2017 at the „Dr. Tomislav Bardek“ general hospital. Considering the number of implanted temporary central vein catheters (total of 136) in a two-year-period (2014-2015) and the number of permanent dialysis catheters (total of 60) in a two-year-period (2016-2017), 3,67% of patients with temporary central vein catheters or 15,15 per 1000 catheters days, and 5,00% of patients with permanent dialysis catheters or 2,35 per 1000 cahteter days, were affected by bacteremia. The most common cause of bacteremia, irrespective of the type of catheter used, was Staphylococcus aureus. It is the responsibility of all medical professionals who treat patients with tunneled catheters to maintain the hygiene of their hands and the environment in order to minimize bacteremia related to dialysis catheters.