PURPOSE The effect of different peritoneal dialysis (PD) modalities on the decline in residual renal function (RRF) is unclear due to inconsistencies among studies. In particular, the effect of automated peritoneal dialysis (APD) modalities [continuous cyclic peritoneal dialysis (CCPD) and nightly intermittent peritoneal dialysis (NIPD)] on RRF has not been examined in a large cohort. MATERIA...

Pseudomonas stutzeri is a Gram-negative, rod-shaped, motile, single polar-flagellated, soil bacterium that was first isolated from human spinal fluid and is widely distributed in the environment. It was isolated as an uncommon opportunistic pathogen from humans, and a few cases of P. stutzeri-induced peritonitis have been reported in patients undergoing continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis...

Patients undergoing CAPD are prone to episodes of peritonitis caused principally by infection with Staphylococcus epidermidis. Since macrophages are believed to be of prime importance in protection of the peritoneal cavity we have examined certain activities of CAPD peritoneal macrophages and compared them with normal peritoneal macrophages and blood monocytes. CAPD macrophages were obtained fr...

OBJECTIVE Peritoneal dialysis remains the only available option for patients which need immediate dialysis and it could be a bridge between end-stage renal failure (ESRD) and transplantation. There is a paucity of published experience of children with immediate use of permanent Tenckhoff Catheter for peritoneal dialysis from developing countries. In this study we report our experience on immedi...

The pharmacokinetics of cefotiam (CTM) was investigated in 7 patients undergoing continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD). One gram of CTM was infused either intravenously (i.v. group) or intraperitoneally (i.p. group). In the i.v. group, the serum concentration of CTM at 6 hours after infusion was 25.9 mg/L and the half-life value was 5.09 hours, while the peak value of CTM in dialysat...

RATIONALE Achromobacter xylosoxidans infection is mostly reported in immunocompromised patients. Until now, it is still rarely reported in patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis. PATIENT CONCERNS This is the 1st case of A xylosoxidans infection due to tunnel infection of a Tenckhoff catheter. DIAGNOSIS The diagnosis was confirmed by the report of culture. INTERVENTIONS Risk factors for t...

This is a retrospective comparison of the status among the elderly (> or = 60 years, 23 patients) and younger patients (< 60 years, 31 cases) who initiated continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) between January 1986 and December 1992 at the National Taiwan University Hospital. The distribution of underlying renal diseases differed in the two groups with diabetes (56%) as the most comm...