Microbiology of peritoneal dialysis-related infection and factors of refractory peritoneal dialysis related peritonitis: A ten-year single-center study in Taiwan.

CONCLUSION: Gram-positive organisms remained major cause of PD-related peritonitis. About three quarters of causative pathogens were susceptible to the recommended empirical treatment for PD-related peritonitis. Baseline hyponatremia (<130 mmol/L) was independently associated with refractory peritonitis. Staphylococcus spp. and E. coli infections had important roles for refractory peritonitis. PMID: 30665844 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Journal of Microbiology, Immunology, and Infection - January 8, 2019 Category: Microbiology Authors: Wang HH, Huang CH, Kuo MC, Lin SY, Hsu CH, Lee CY, Chiu YW, Chen YH, Lu PL Tags: J Microbiol Immunol Infect Source Type: research