title: [Our experience with the diagnosis of peritonitis complicating a long-term program of peritoneal dialysis].
abstract: Among 37 patients (pts) with irreversible renal failure treated in years 1980-1990 with chronic peritoneal dialysis there were 18 treated with continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) and 19 treated with standard intermittent peritoneal dialysis (SIPD). Mean frequency of peritonitis (P) was 1 episode per 9.0 patients-months. The important symptoms for early diagnosis of P were as follows: cloudiness of peritoneal effluent (PE) and high (more than 50%) percentage of polynuclear cells in the smear of PE sediment. Positive results of PE culture were obtained only in 50% of P episodes in years 1980-1985, mostly in pts treated with CAPD (17/21 pts). In the period of 1986-1990, in pts treated mostly with SIPD (15/16 pts), positive results were obtained in 80% of P. Improvements of bacteriological diagnosis of P, especially in pts treated with CAPD, were discussed. "Prophylactic" cultures of PE were found to be of no value.
authors.affiliation: Klinicznego Oddziału Dializoterapii CSK WAM, Warszawa.
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Wańkowicz
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Panasiuk
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Pietrzak
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Smoszna
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Witman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001202:Ascitic Fluid / Q000382:microbiology; D004755:Enterobacteriaceae / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D004756:Enterobacteriaceae Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010530:Peritoneal Dialysis / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D010531:Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Ambulatory / Q000009:adverse effects; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D013997:Time Factors
vernacular_title: Doświadczenia własne w rozpoznawaniu zapalenia otrzewnej wikłajacego przewlekły program dializ otrzewnowych.