Purpose To develop diagnostic and treatment strategies for peritoneal dialysis catheter exit-
site and tunnel infections. Population All consenting peritoneal dialysis patients performing …

Objective To elucidate the factors leading to catheter loss from recurrent infection in patients
on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD). Design All catheters removed from …

End-stage renal disease is the complete failure ofthe ultrafiltering capacity of the kidneys
resulting in increasing toxemia. In the past, it was always considered fatal. Early attempts to …

Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) was started in the Singapore General
Hospital in 1980. Peritonitis and exit site infections have been the major cause of morbidity …

Peritoneal catheter infections are a cause of peritonitis, catheter loss, and permanent
transfer of continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPO) patients to hemodialysis. Risk …

Infectious complications are the Achilles heel of CAPD. To determine trends in these events,
we analyzed the CAPD related infections of 303 adults on CAPD at a single university center …

The importance of exit-site infections (ESIs) as a source of peritonitis and catheter loss in
continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) patients is unknown. We collected data …

We studied the culture results from 321 continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD)
related infections (exit site, tunnel infections, and peritonitis) in 137 patients over a 5-year …

Exit-site infections are a serious catheter-related complication for continuous ambulatory
peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) patients. A healthy exit site is usually dry and does not bleed or …

Over a three-year period, 217 episodes of bacterial peritonitis occurred in 183 patient years.
Thirty-seven episodes were due to Staphylococcus aureus and 19 (51%) of these required …