[Peritonitis and catheter-related infections in peritoneal dialysis].
The incidence of peritoneal dialysis-related infections has decreased markedly over the past 20 years. This is commonly believed to be the result of improvements in connection technology and eradication of nasal and exit-site Staphylococcus aureus. However, peritonitis is still the most important cause of technique failure. The good results of single centers with a long experience of peritoneal dialysis and the excellent randomized trial results have proved to be incomparable with those of nonselected populations. The analysis of organism-specific infections joined to the identification of the entry pathway into the peritoneum could allow individual centers to focus on the weaknesses of the used protocols and procedures.
Reparto di Nefrologia e Dialisi Ospedale dell'Angelo, Mestre - Ospedale Santi Giovanni e Paolo, Venezia - Italy.
Mariano
M
Feriani
D055499:Catheter-Related Infections / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D010530:Peritoneal Dialysis; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000145:classification / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000503:physiopathology