Six episodes of pneumococcal peritonitis in five patients with postnecrotic cirrhosis, portal hypertension and ascites are reported. This diagnosis must be considered when fever or abdominal ...

A study aimed to identify patient-level risk factors for peritonitis among approximately 7000 individuals of all ages and ethnicities undergoing peritoneal dialysis.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Having both a dog and cat in the same household as a patient on peritoneal dialysis may increase the patient’s ...

Peritonitis Ups Odds of Mortality in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients Risk of peritonitis elevated six-fold in 30 days before death in patients on treatment Among patients who die while on peritoneal ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The yearly incident peritoneal dialysis cohort size grew 160% during 9 years, data show. The unadjusted rate of ...

This prospective, multicenter, randomized controlled trial published in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases (AJKD) demonstrated that, compared with a reactive strategy of potassium supplementation ...

Honey No Use for Preventing Peritoneal Dialysis Infections Among patients who die while on peritoneal dialysis, peritonitis is associated with mortality, with the highest odds for peritonitis in the ...