Microbiology of Peritonitis in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients with Multiple Episodes

♦ Background: Peritoneal dialysis (PD)–associated peritonitis clusters within patients. Patient factors contribute to peritonitis risk, but there is also entrapment of organisms within the biofilm that forms on PD catheters. It is hypothesized that this biofilm may prevent complete eradication of or...

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Main Authors: Nessim, Sharon J., Nisenbaum, Rosane, Bargman, Joanne M., Jassal, Sarbjit V.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Multimed Inc 2012
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3525437/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22215659
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3747/pdi.2011.00058
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