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 univer...

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Main Authors: Pasqual Barretti, Taíse M C Moraes, Carlos H Camargo, Jacqueline C T Caramori, Alessandro L Mondelli, Augusto C Montelli, Maria de Lourdes R S da Cunha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3283659?pdf=render