The Dialysis Catheter and Infectious Peritonitis in Intermittent Peritoneal Dialysis

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Abstract
Episodes (118) of infectious registered among 156 patients treated with intermittent peritoneal dialysis over 5 yr were analyzed with special reference to potential routes of infection associated with the dialysis catheter. Peritonitis was randomly distributed among the patients; the chance of keeping free of peritonitis declined exponentially with time. The main factor determining the individual number of episodes was the total time that a patient had been wearing a dialysis catheter; the number of catheter disconnections was not significant. A relative preponderance of cases due to Enterobacteriaceae was noted within the 1st wk after catheter implantation. Peritonitis with skin microorganisms was not associated with the implantation of catheters.

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