With the implementation of best demonstrated clinical practices, peritonitis has become an
infrequent complication of peritoneal dialysis in many centers around the world. Yet the …

The presence of biofilm is thought to accompany infection or colonization of chronic
peritoneal dialysis (PD) catheters, and to be an important pathogenetic factor in the …

Peritoneal dialysis (PD) catheter-related infections are a major predisposing factor to PD-
related peritonitis (1–3). The primary objective of preventing and treating catheterrelated …

The management of catheter-related infections has become a major challenge in continuous
ambulatory peritoneal dialysis treatment. We identified five patients on continuous …

Infection is a significant driver of morbidity and mortality in patients with end-stage renal
disease undergoing maintenance dialysis. In the United States, septicemia and other …

Background Catheter-associated infections markedly contribute to treatment failure in
peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients. There is much controversy surrounding prophylactic …

Background: Peritoneal dialysis catheter (PDC)-related infections account for significant
morbidity, PD disruptions and costs. Patients with refractory exit-site or tunnel track infections …

Objective Peritoneal dialysis (PD)-related infection is a common cause of catheter loss and
the main reason for PD drop-out. Exit-site infection (ESI) is a pathway to developing tunnel …

BACKGROUND: Chronic exit-site and tunnel infections of the peritoneal dialysis catheter are
significant causes of catheter loss. Surgical salvage procedures that can effectively resolve …