Vol. 35 No. 2 (2018): April
Infectology Update

Peritoneal dialysis-related infections in pediatric patients: diagnosis and treatment review

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  • M. Carolina Rivacoba,
  • M. Luisa Ceballos,
  • Paulina Coria
M. Carolina Rivacoba
Universidad de Chile
M. Luisa Ceballos
Hospital Luis Calvo Mackenna
Paulina Coria
Hospital Luis Calvo Mackenna

Published 2018-05-13

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Rivacoba MC, Ceballos ML, Coria P. Peritoneal dialysis-related infections in pediatric patients: diagnosis and treatment review. Rev. Chilena. Infectol. [Internet]. 2018 May 13 [cited 2025 Nov. 22];35(2). Available from: https://revinf.cl/index.php/revinf/article/view/65

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Abstract

Peritoneal dialysis-related infections are the main complication in pediatric patients undergoing this renal replacement therapy, associating a high rate of morbidity, generating also a decreasing survival of the peritoneal membrane and worsening the patient outcome. We describe the recommended diagnostic and therapeutic modalities to treat dialysis-related in children.
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