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Query: UMLS:C0341503 (bacterial peritonitis)
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The purpose of this study was to analyze catheter outcome of persistent exit-site/tunnel infections (ESI/TIs) in peritoneal dialysis patients who underwent removal of the subcutaneous cuff due to persistent ESI/TI from January 1989 to June 1994. One hundred and sixty-eight patients (98 male, 70 female) from our tertiary university hospital underwent 177 double-cuff coiled Swan neck catheter implantations surgically. Nineteen patients (11%) had persistent ESI/TIs for more than 6 months. Thirteen persistent ESI/TIs responded to subcutaneous cuff removal. One hundred and fifty-four episodes of ESI/TI in 168 patients were observed over 3189 patient-months (0.58 episodes/patient-year). Nineteen patients (11%) had persistent ESI/TI with Staphylococcus aureus in 12 and Pseudomonas aeurginosa in 7 patients without episode of peritonitis except 2 patients with Staphylococcus aureus. Thirteen persistent ESI/TI resolved after subcutaneous catheter removal without catheter loss, 8 with Staphylococcus aureus and 5 with Pseudomonas. Sixteen catheters were lost due to fungal peritonitis and two secondary to recurrent bacterial peritonitis. None of the catheters were removed as a result of ESI/TI and related peritonitis. Subcutaneous cuff removal in persistent ESI/TI in peritoneal dialysis patients can significantly reduce catheter loss related to ESI/TI.
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PMID:Subcutaneous cuff removal in persistent exit-site/tunnel infections in peritoneal dialysis. 853 93

To obtain data on peritonitis and exit-site and/or tunnel infections (ESI/TI) in Japanese children undergoing peritoneal dialysis (PD) from January 1999 through June 2003, we surveyed 22 members of the Japanese Study Group of Pediatric Peritoneal Dialysis (JSPPD) by questionnaire. One hundred and thirty patients were eligible. Seventy episodes of bacterial peritonitis occurred in 45 patients (0.17 episodes/patient-year), and 123 ESI/TI occurred in 60 patients (0.29 episodes/patient-year). S. aureus and MRSA were found to be the causative organisms in 39% and 13% of the peritonitis episodes, and in 59% and 20% of the ESI/TI, respectively. Tunnel infection was found in 55% of the MRSA peritonitis episodes. Eleven percent of the peritonitis episodes relapsed, and 19% needed hemodialysis. One patient died due to MRSA peritonitis. The PD catheter was removed in all fungal and 78% of MRSA peritonitis. However, the type of organism did not influence the need for catheter-related surgery for ESI/TI. Neither peritonitis nor ESI/TI was prevented by the use of a swan-neck catheter, a downward-pointing exit site, povidone iodine exit-site care, bathing instruments, or nasal mupirocin. In conclusion, MRSA peritonitis was not uncommon in children in Japan, was frequently associated with tunnel infections, and had a poor outcome. No association was found between the occurrence of infection and preventive measures previously reported as effective. Alternative approaches are needed in children, especially for MRSA.
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PMID:A survey of peritonitis and exit-site and/or tunnel infections in Japanese children on PD. 1651 29