Open AccessThe risk of peritonitis after an exit site infection: a time-matched, case–control study
Author(s) -
Alissa Lloyd,
Navdeep Tangri,
Leigh Anne Shafer,
Claudio Rigatto,
Jeffrey Perl,
Paul Komenda,
Manish M. Sood
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
nephrology dialysis transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.654
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1460-2385
pISSN - 0931-0509
DOI - 10.1093/ndt/gft002
Subject(s) - medicine , peritonitis , intensive care medicine , surgery
Exit site infections (ESIs) have been previously associated with the development of peritonitis; however, the evidence to support this association is limited. We conducted a time-matched, case-control study to determine the association between ESIs and subsequent peritonitis.
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