BACKGROUND Coagulase-negative staphylococcal (CNS) peritonitis is the most common cause of peritoneal dialysis (PD)-associated peritonitis. Previous reports of this important condition have been sparse and generally limited to single-centre studies. METHODS The frequency, predictors, treatment and clinical outcomes of CNS peritonitis were examined by multivariate logistic regression and multi...

Peritonitis remains a major complication of peritoneal dialysis (PD). A high peritonitis rate (HPR) affects continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) patients' technique survival and mortality. Predictors and outcomes of HPR, rather than the first peritonitis episode, were rarely studied in the Chinese population. In this study, we examined the risk factors associated with HPR and its ef...

Peritonitis is well recognized as the Achilles tendon of peritoneal dialysis (PD). Reoccurrence of peritonitis due to the same organism, defined as either repeat or relapsing peritonitis under the 2005 guidelines by the International Society for Peritoneal Dialysis, often results in PD technique failure. Rothia dentocariosa, a low-virulent human oropharynx commensal, is a rarely reported pathog...

objective: guidelines have recommended that structured programs to support fungal peritonitis in cancer patients should be introduced. the role of fungi in causing peritonitis is rare, but fungal peritonitis has high morbidity and mortality. the abdominal fullness may be secondary to the fungi accumulation of peritoneal fluid. the isolation of fungi, particularly candida from peritoneal fluid s...

Fungal peritonitis is an uncommon but potentially life-threatening complication for patients undergoing continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis. This retrospective study evaluated the efficacy of fluconazole in fungal peritonitis treatment and the incidence of fungal peritonitis in different peritoneal dialysis disconnect systems. Fungal peritonitis was caused by Candida species in 67% of epi...

Factors contributing and predisposing to peritonitis were studied retrospectively in 83 children treated with continuous ambulatory (CAPD) or continuous cycling peritoneal dialysis (CCPD) from 1978 to 1988. Recurrent peritonitis was the most frequent complication and the major reason for peritoneal dialysis failure. Fifty patients had 171 episodes of peritonitis during the ten years and 33 rema...

BACKGROUND The role of seasonal variation in peritoneal dialysis (PD)-related peritonitis has been limited to a few small single-centre studies. METHODS Using all 6610 Australian patients receiving PD between 1 October 2003 and 31 December 2008, we evaluated the influence of seasons on peritonitis rates (Poisson regression) and outcomes (multivariable logistic regression). RESULTS The overa...

Sclerosing peritonitis is an uncommon complication of peritoneal dialysis. It is characterized by peritoneal fibrosis and sclerosis. The most common clinical presentations of sclerosing peritonitis in peritoneal dialysis patients are ultrafiltration failure and small bowel obstruction. The prognosis and response to immunosuppressive therapy of sclerosing peritonitis presenting with ultrafiltrat...

UNLABELLED Background. Enterococcal peritonitis is a serious complication of peritoneal dialysis (PD), although reports of this condition in the literature are exceedingly limited. Methods. The frequency, predictors, treatment and clinical outcomes of enterococcal peritonitis were investigated in all 4675 patients receiving PD in Australia between 1 October 2003 and 31 December 2006. Results. O...