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ArticleSouthern African journal of infectious diseases2020

The prevalence and bacterial distribution of peritonitis amongst adults undergoing continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis at Universitas hospital.

Jolly Musoke, Feziwe Bisiwe, Akhil Natverlal, Ilyas Moola, Yusuf Moola, Umar Kajee, Antonio Parlato, Andrea Bailey, Jerome Arendse

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Article in Southern African journal of infectious diseases, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Jolly MusokeDepartment of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2559-9596
Feziwe BisiweDepartment of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8968-5488
Akhil NatverlalDepartment of Biostatistics, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5304-3838
Ilyas MoolaDepartment of Biostatistics, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1998-114X
Yusuf MoolaDepartment of Biostatistics, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6109-0247
Umar KajeeDepartment of Biostatistics, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2454-8356
Antonio ParlatoDepartment of Biostatistics, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5179-7190
Andrea BaileyDepartment of Biostatistics, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2545-0326
Jerome ArendseDepartment of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2392-4911
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPeritonitis is the leading cause of morbidity and technique failure in peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients. The International Society for Peritoneal Dialysis (ISPD) recommends each centre to monitor the peritonitis rates and the causative organisms in order to guide local empiric antibiotic protocols. The aim of this study was to report on the peritonitis rates and describe the causative microorganisms and the antibiotic susceptibility in continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) adult patients at the Universitas Academic Hospital.

methodsA single-centre, retrospective descriptive survey was conducted to determine the peritonitis rates in PD patients (January-December 2016). All CAPD patients aged ≥18 years, who presented with clinical features of PD-associated peritonitis, were included. The peritonitis episodes were studied per patient, and the causative microorganisms and the antibiotic susceptibility of the organisms were described.

resultsOne hundred and twenty-eight patients underwent CAPD. The peritonitis rate was 1.45 episodes per year at risk. The prevalence of CAPD patients affected by at least one episode of CAPD-associated peritonitis during 2016 was 56.3%. The majority of episodes (76.7%) (

conclusionThe peritonitis rate was alarmingly high, with 1.45 episodes per year at risk; this is three times more than the recommended 0.5 episodes per year according to the ISPD guidelines. The culture-negative rate of 8.8% is within ISPD-acceptable limits. There is a need to strengthen preventive measures with regard to peritonitis.

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bacterial distributionCAPD patientsperitoneal dialysisperitonitisUniversitas Academic Hospital

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