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Host Defense Mechanisms in Chronic Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis—Associated Peritonitis

The proponents of continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) can easily outline the many advantages of this technique, but all would agree that infection is the' most frequent complication ( 1-4). These infections include bacterial and fungal peritonitis and catheter tunnel as well as exit site infections. Initially, a high incidence of peritonitis was seen in CAPD patients; however, with technical and training advances, the incidence has decreased to 1.4 episodes per patient year (3). Approximately 25 to 30% of patients are withdrawn from CAPD because of this complication (4). Those patients transferred to alternate ESRD therapies have had a 1.5to 3fold higher rate of peritonitis (4). Critical to the continued success of CAPD will be a further decline in the incidence of this complication. A better understanding of the risk factors, pathogenesis, and treatment of peritoneal infections is therefore of great importance.