The causes of peritonitis in patients with end-stage renal disease maintained on long-term
peritoneal dialysis (PD) are unclear. One possible explanation for peritonitis, particularly in …

We performed a prospective study in patients with tunneled catheters to assess the validity
of Gram stain and superficial culture for anticipating catheter exit-site infection and …

The use of tunneled dialysis catheters to deliver hemodialysis treatment may be associated
with major problems. For this reason their use should be minimized as much as possible …

Fifty-seven adult patients started PD (CAPD in 38, DAPD in 12, and CCPD in 7). The
female/male distribution was 27/30, and 16 were diabetics. The median age was 51 years …

Objective: To describe an outbreak of infections with permanent cuffed hemodialysis
catheters recognized through ongoing surveillance and related to a specific malfunctioning …

Infection, mainly related to vascular access, is one of the main causes of morbidity and a
preventable cause of death in hemodialysis patients. From January 1994 to April 1998 we …

Exit-site infections (ESIs) are frequently due to gram-positive organisms and occasionally to
gram-negative organisms. Initial empiric antibiotic therapy is therefore directed against these …

We read with interest the editorial by Peter Blankestijn [1] in the October 2001 issue of
Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation on the 'Treatment and prevention of catheter‐related …

Peritonitis and catheter-related infections remain the two most-common causes of peritoneal
dialysis (PD) treatment failure. To define the frequency and risks associated with exit …

To obtain data on peritonitis and exit-site and/or tunnel infections (ESI/TI) in Japanese
children undergoing peritoneal dialysis (PD) from January 1999 through June 2003, we …