POS-651 PERITONEAL DIALYSIS-RELATED PERITONITIS IN BRUNEI DARUSSALAM: A 10.5-YEARS NATIONWIDE EXPERIENCE

Tuberculosis peritonitis in Negara Brunei Darussalam.

INTRODUCTION Tuberculosis peritonitis (TBP) is uncommon and symptoms can be non-specific. Local data are lacking and our aim is to review our local experience with TBP. MATERIALS AND METHODS Between the period of 1996 to 2004, there were 10 [male: 6; mean age, 48 +/- 18.5 years (range, 26 to 73)] cases of histologically documented TBP. Comparisons were made with pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) p...

Comment on ''Peritoneal dialysis-related peritonitis: twenty-seven years of experience in a Colombian medical center''.

1. Nieto-Ríos JF, Díaz-Betancur JS, ArbeláezGómez M, García-García A, RodeloCeballos J, Reino-Buelvas A, et al. Peritoneal dialysis-related peritonitis: twenty-seven years of experience in a Colombian medical center. Nefrologia 2014;34(1):88-95. 2. Martin L, Caramori J, Fernandes F, Divino-Filho JC, Pecoits-Filho R, Barretti P. Geographic and educational factors and risk of the first peritoniti...

Peritoneal dialysis-related peritonitis: twenty-seven years of experience in a Colombian medical center.

UNLABELLED Peritonitis has been the most common complication of continues ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) since it was first implemented, and it remains the leading cause of treatment failure and transfer to other renal replacement therapies. This study presents a Colombian series with a total of 2,469 episodes of peritonitis in 914 patients from a cohort of 1,497 patients on PD, who were...

Peritoneal Dialysis-Related Peritonitis Due to Staphylococcus aureus: A Single-Center Experience over 15 Years

Peritonitis caused by Staphylococcus aureus is a serious complication of peritoneal dialysis (PD), which is associated with poor outcome and high PD failure rates. We reviewed the records of 62 S. aureus peritonitis episodes that occurred between 1996 and 2010 in the dialysis unit of a single university hospital and evaluated the host and bacterial factors influencing peritonitis outcome. Perit...

Treatment of peritoneal dialysis related peritonitis.