title: Cellular response to peritonitis among peritoneal dialysis patients.
abstract: White blood cell counts and differential cell counts were performed on 249 peritoneal dialysis effluents from 48 patients using chronic peritoneal dialysis. The finding of more than 50% polymorphonuclear leukocytes in the dialysate was a more sensitive indicator of peritonitis than was an absolute cell count of 100 cells/microL. This finding was true for patients using intermittent peritoneal dialysis, continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis, and continuous cycling peritoneal dialysis.
mesh_terms: D001202:Ascitic Fluid / Q000473:pathology; D001772:Blood Cell Count; D006801:Humans; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D009504:Neutrophils; D010530:Peritoneal Dialysis; D010531:Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Ambulatory / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*