Peritoneal dialysis-associated peritonitis: Difference between revisions

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Peritonitis, with diffuse abdominal pain and tenderness and cloudy or purulent dialysate
Typically no fever

Intraperitoneal antibiotics are preferred unless systemic infection or bacteremia
Duration 14 to 21 days, or 1 week after catheter removal

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-== Background ==
+==Background==
+===Microbiology===
-* On average one episode per patient per year
+*[[Coagulase-negative staphylococci]]
-=== Microbiology ===
+*[[Staphylococcus aureus]]
+*[[Streptococci]]
+*[[Diphtheroids]]
+*[[Gram-negative bacteria]], if underlying GI pathology
+===Pathophysiology===
-* [[Coagulase-negative staphylococci]]
-* [[Staphylococcus aureus]]
-* [[Streptococci]]
-* [[Diphtheroids]]
-* [[Gram-negative bacteria]], if underlying GI pathology
+*Acquired from catheter, exit site, dialysate fluid, or transmural migration
-== Pathophysiology ==
+=== Epidemiology ===
+* On average one episode per patient per year
+==Clinical Manifestations==
-* Acquired from catheter, exit site, dialysate fluid, or transmural migration
+*[[Peritonitis]], with diffuse abdominal pain and tenderness and cloudy or purulent dialysate
-== Clinical Manifestations ==
+*Typically no fever
+==Management==
-* [[Peritonitis]], with diffuse abdominal pain and tenderness and cloudy or purulent dialysate
-* Typically no fever
+*Intraperitoneal antibiotics are preferred unless systemic infection or bacteremia
-== Management ==
+*Duration 14 to 21 days, or 1 week after catheter removal
+[[Category:Infectious syndromes]]
-* Intraperitoneal antibiotics are preferred unless systemic infection or bacteremia
+[[Category:Nephrology]]
-* Duration 14 to 21 days, or 1 week after catheter removal