title: Regular Deworming: A Missed Opportunity to Prevent Peritoneal Dialysis-Related Infections in Children.
abstract: Chronic peritoneal dialysis (PD) is a common dialysis treatment modality used to treat children with end-stage renal disease. Dialysis-related infections are the leading cause of technique failure. Enterobius vermicularis infestation indirectly increases the infection rate by causing pruritus around the anus, especially at night. We observed a significant decrease in the total infection rate (2.3 vs 5.4 per patient-year) following regular deworming over a 1-year study period. Regular deworming may be considered to prevent secondary bacterial infections in children on chronic PD.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Nephrology, Department of Pediatrics, NRS Medical College & Hospital, Kolkata, India basuv3000@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Biswanath
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Basu
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, NRS Medical College & Hospital, Kolkata, India.
authors.forename: Tks
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mahapatra
mesh_terms: D015766:Albendazole / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000818:Animals; D000969:Antinematodal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D055499:Catheter-Related Infections / Q000469:parasitology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D017229:Enterobiasis / Q000469:parasitology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004757:Enterobius / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000628:therapy; D010530:Peritoneal Dialysis / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D000969:Antinematodal Agents; D015766:Albendazole
keywords: Enterobius vermicularis; Pediatric peritoneal dialysis; peritoneal dialysis-related infection; worms