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Enhancing Host Defenses in Peritoneal Dialysis
Author(s) -
Holmes Clifford J.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
seminars in dialysis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.899
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1525-139X
pISSN - 0894-0959
DOI - 10.1111/j.1525-139x.1994.tb00937.x
Subject(s) - medicine , peritoneal dialysis , peritonitis , intensive care medicine , resistance (ecology) , host (biology) , ecology , biology
Much has been written about host defenses in peritoneal dialysis. In a practical sense, is there anything a clinician can do to enhance peritoneal resistance to infection to help patients with frequent peritonitis? (I understand that the primary problem is probably related to contamination not resistance; however, I'd like to address the latter issue as well .)