BACKGROUND. Although peritonitis is commonly caused by microorganism, eosinophilic peritonitis was reportedly in 1980s. Whether eosinophilic peritonitis has significant effect on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD ) patients remains unknown. In this study, we investigated the prevalence and clinical presentations of eosinophilic peritonitis in CAPD patients with first episode of pe...

methods in this study, 150 children diagnosed with liver disease and ascites upon admission to nemazee teaching hospital (shiraz, iran) were examined. patients were divided into spontaneous bacterial peritonitis and sterile ascetic fluid groups according to the pmn count ≥ 250/mm3 in the ascetic fluids. routine laboratory tests were conducted and quantitative c-reactive protein (crp) levels wer...

AIM Peritonitis is one of the major comorbidities of peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients. The aim of this study was to concentrate on potential risk factors, including more recently studied ones among the classical ones for peritonitis, in PD patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS We analysed 109 patients (F/M = 42/67) followed up at least for 3 months in a single centre, a tertiary referral hospital ...

The laboratory diagnosis of continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis-associated peritonitis is often hindered by either the absence of or the recovery of low numbers of viable microorganisms. This may be the result of sequestration of bacteria within phagocytes. Sonication of clinical specimens prior to culturing or culturing on saponin-containing media resulted in the growth of significantly ...

Peritonitis is one of the most serious complications of continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD). Approximately 20% of peritonitis infections have been reported to be resistant to initial therapy, either failing to resolve with appropriate antibiotics or relapsing within 2 weeks of antibiotic discontinuation. To investigate the current situation with regard to resistant peritonitis, we ...

BACKGROUND/AIMS The impact of early peritonitis on the outcome of elderly peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients has not been studied. We aimed to research the influence of early peritonitis on patient outcomes in elderly PD patients. METHODS This study involved elderly PD patients (age ≥65) who underwent PD between Jan 1, 2004 and Jul 31, 2013. Patient characteristics were collected in our databa...

The main feature of feline coronavirus infection is its manifestation in the form peritonitis. Feline infectious peritonitis a highly lethal disease that lacks primary prevention and therapy. Therefore, an epizootic problem near future. In our review, we demonstrate current clinical, diagnostic, therapeutic interventions for peritonitis, as well hypotheses origin.

Intraperitoneal rupture of cystic ovarian teratoma is a rare complication. We report a case in a 29-year-old female, with increased abdominal circumference 2 months after vaginal delivery. MRI/CT raised this diagnosis associated to chemical peritonitis. A malignant ovarian mass with peritoneal carcinomatosis was excluded. Laparoscopic oophorectomy was performed and histologic analysis confirmed...

Gram-positive cocci are emerging causes of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP), especially in patients with healthcare-associated infections. We report the case of a 68-year-old man with hepatitis C virus and alcohol-related cirrhosis who developed SBP due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus treated with daptomycin. We discuss the potential role of daptomycin in this setting with...