An unusual case of CAPD-related peritonitis associated with fallopian tube capture of a CAPD catheter. |
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Authors: | Ulrich Gladziwa Marc M H Hermans Amjad Naami |
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Institution: | 1Department of Internal Medicine University of Witten/Herdecke Germany 2Department of Internal Medicine and Nephrology Academic Hospital Maastricht The Netherlands 3Institute of Pathology University Hospital RWTH Aachen Germany |
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Abstract: | Sir, Peritonitis is the main infectious complication in patientsundergoing continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD).The most common organisms causing bacterial peritonitis aregram-positive, although the number of gram-negative infectionsis increasing 1]. The connection site or the pericatheter routeare common routes of infections 2 |
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