ISPD Peritonitis Recommendations: 2016 Update on Prevention and Treatment

Philip Kam-Tao Li, Cheuk Chun Szeto, Beth Piraino, Javier de Arteaga, Stanley Fan, Ana E Figueiredo, Douglas N Fish, Eric Goffin, Yong-Lim Kim, William Salzer, Dirk G Struijk, Isaac Teitelbaum, David W Johnson, Philip Kam-Tao Li, Cheuk Chun Szeto, Beth Piraino, Javier de Arteaga, Stanley Fan, Ana E Figueiredo, Douglas N Fish, Eric Goffin, Yong-Lim Kim, William Salzer, Dirk G Struijk, Isaac Teitelbaum, David W Johnson

No abstract available

Keywords: ISPD; Peritonitis; guidelines; prevention; treatment.

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Initial management of peritonitis. IP = intra-peritoneal.
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Management algorithm for gram-positive cocci identified in dialysis effluent.
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Management algorithm for gram-negative bacilli or mixed bacterial growth identified in dialysis effluent. * Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole is preferred for Stenotrophomonas species.

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