We studied the activity of adenosine deaminase in the peritoneal fluid of 66 patients who were divided into five groups according to causes of ascites as follows: tuberculous peritonitis (group I), septic peritonitis (group II), secondary to malignant tumours (group III), miscellaneous conditions (group IV), and control subjects of transudates (group V). In patients with tuberculous peritonitis...

BACKGROUND Ideal training methods that could ensure best peritoneal dialysis (PD) outcome have not been defined in previous reports. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the impact of training characteristics on peritonitis rates in a large Brazilian cohort. METHODS Incident patients with valid data on training recruited in the Brazilian Peritoneal Dialysis Multicenter Study (BRAZPD I...

Our aim was to evaluate effect of etanercept on oxidative stress parameters in rats with experimental peritonitis and investigate the availability of etanercept usage in the treatment of peritonitis in the future. Twenty-eight rats were divided into four groups as control (group 1), peritonitis (group 2), peritonitis + cefazolin sodium (group 3), and peritonitis + cefazolin sodium + etanercept ...

OBJECTIVE To review various aspects of the management of peritonitis due to Fusarium, a soil mold which infrequently causes infections in humans. DATA SOURCES A case of Fusarium peritonitis in a child on chronic peritoneal dialysis (PD) is presented. The child developed Fusarium peritonitis 2 weeks after an episode of bacterial peritonitis. His Tenckhoff catheter was removed, and he was maint...

BACKGROUND Peritonitis continues to be a major complication of peritonitis in peritoneal dialysis patients. Recent advances in connectology and better patient training have decreased the incidence of peritonitis in the last two decades. Peritonitis in PD patients is usually due to gram positive and less often due to gram negative organisms. Herein we report a case of peritonitis due to Moraxell...

conclusions in humans, rhodotorula species have been recovered as commensal organisms from the nails, the skin, and the respiratory, gastrointestinal (gi), and urinary tracts. due to their presence in the gi flora, broad-spectrum antibiotics could contribute to their overgrowth in the gi tract. localized infections, such as peritonitis, due to rhodotorula species following infected peritoneal d...

Centre-related factors are known to influence the outcomes of patients on peritoneal dialysis (PD) and explain some variability in that cannot be explained solely by patient-related factors. It is unclear if PD nurse-patient ratios nurses’ training impacts patients' PD. We aimed ascertain individual units across Australia evaluate for any association with unit-specific PD-associated peritonitis...

INTRODUCTION Complications within laparoscopic surgery, similar to classic surgery are inevitable and require immediate actions both to diminish intraoperative risks and to choose the appropriate therapeutic attitude. Peritonitis and hemorrhagic incidents are both part of the complications aspect of laparoscopic surgery. Fortunately, the incidence is limited, thus excluding the rejection of cel...

BACKGROUND Early classification of severity of peritonitis by scoring systems, including the Mannheim peritonitis index (MPI) and the multiple organ failure (MOF) score, modulates surgical and medical management. AIM To predict outcome of patients with peritonitis using the MPI and MOF scoring systems. METHODS Prospective evaluation of the MPI and MOF score was performed in 80 consecutive p...