title: Incidence of peritonitis, distribution of causative bacteria and outcome in continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) in Kuwait.
abstract: In 28 CAPD patients in Kuwait, 69 peritonitis episodes occurred in an observation period of 311 patient treatment months (1 episode per 4.5 PTM). Microorganisms were isolated 53 times (gram-positive 34, gram-negative 17, fungi 2). Peritonitis was the principal cause for stopping CAPD, i.e. on 9 occasions. Gram-negative and fungal peritonitis had particularly high failure rates.
authors.affiliation: Mubarak Al Kabeer Hospital, Kuwait.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: al-Hilali
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cozma
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Abu Romeh
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Van der Meulen
authors.forename: K V
authors.initials: KV
authors.lastname: Johny
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D007730:Kuwait; D008875:Middle Aged; D010531:Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Ambulatory / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology