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Peritonitis due to Penicillium and Enterobacter in a patient receiving continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Infectious peritonitis is a common complication of continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD). Polymicrobial peritonitis accounts for about 8% of the peritonitis episodes and involves fungi in 9% to 33% of cases.
Maristela Böhlke, Person Antunes de Souza, Adriane Maria Delgado Menezes, Juliana Martino Roth, Luiz Roberto Kramer   +4 more
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The effects of oral vitamin D supplementation on the prevention of peritoneal dialysis-related peritonitis: study protocol for a randomized controlled clinical trial

Trials, 2019
Background Vitamin D deficiency has been shown to be closely associated with peritoneal dialysis (PD)-related peritonitis. The aim of this study is to examine the feasibility of conducting a large, powered randomized controlled trial to determine the ...
Yu-hui Zhang, Xiao Xu, Hai-chen Pi, Zhi-kai Yang, David W. Johnson, Jie Dong   +5 more
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Association between specialized nutrition support and 90‐day mortality relative to standard of care in malnourished adults with decompensated cirrhosis: A retrospective cohort study

Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Malnutrition is common among patients with decompensated liver cirrhosis and linked to poor prognosis. Guidelines recommend intensified nutrition support e.g. parenteral nutrition, but evidence regarding safety and effectiveness is scarce. We aimed to investigate the impact of nutrition support, specifically parenteral nutrition, on
Katharina L. Hupa‐Breier, Laura Buttler, Claudia Seipt, Andrea Markowski, Marie Griemsmann, Tammo L. Tergast, Birgit Kaufmann, Hannah Rieland, Heiner Wedemeyer, Benjamin Maasoumy, Andrea Schneider   +10 more
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Fungal peritonitis in patients on peritoneal dialysis: Twenty five years of experience in a teaching hospital in Argentina Peritonitis fúngica en pacientes en diálisis peritoneal: la experiencia de 25 años en un hospital universitario de la Argentina

Revista Argentina de Microbiología, 2007
Fungal peritonitis is a rare but serious complication of peritoneal dialysis. The aim of this study was to analyze peritonitis rates, associated factors, clinical course, microbiological aspects, therapeutic regimens, and outcome of patients with fungal ...
S. C. Predari, A. N. De Paulis, D. Verón, A. Zucchini, J. E. Santoianni   +4 more
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Successful Intra-peritoneal Antibiotic Therapy for Primary Abdominal Nocardiosis in an Immunocompetent Young Female Masquerading as Carcinoma Ovary [PDF]

, 2012
Nocardiosis is a common opportunistic infection in the immunocompromised and in patients with chronic debilitating diseases,e.g continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) patients.
Bafna, UD, Pallavi, VR, Patil, RN, Rathod, PS   +3 more
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Cytological Findings of 140 Bile Samples from Dogs and Cats and Associated Clinical Pathological Data [PDF]

, 2015
BACKGROUND: Cholecystocentesis can be part of the diagnostic workup of hepatobiliary disease in small animals, but literature on cytological evaluation of bile is scant.
Boomkens, Brain, Braun, Center, Clark, Crews, Flatland, Geigy, Kook, Lawrence, Neel, Ramery, Savary-Bataille, Sung, Voros, Wagner, Weiss   +16 more
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Guidelines for replacement of a balloon gastrostomy tube in infants and pediatric patients: The American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition

Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Balloon gastrostomy tube (BGT) placements are increasing due to their ability to facilitate care of medically complex children. Management for routine and nonroutine tube replacement, including verification of proper replacement, lacks standardization, varying widely among different institutions and settings.
Beth Lyman, Loren Berman, Kathleen Carr, Cailin Frank, Peggi Guenter, Rachel Kassel, Janet Kimble, Carol McGinnis, Silvana Oppedisano, Elizabeth A. Paton, Gina Rempel, Derek S. Wakeman, David D. Church, Jacob T. Mey, Sarah Peterson, Liam McKeever   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

Peritoneal tuberculosis mimicking peritoneal carcinomatosis.

European journal of gynaecological oncology, 2009
The data of 11 peritoneal tuberculosis (TB) patients is discussed in an attempt to better understand this disease.Nine patients with clinical features mimicking ovarian cancer and two with infertility were evaluated retrospectively.The mean age was 40.8 +/- 18.3 years. None had any past/family history of TB.
ORHAN, ADNAN, ÖZERKAN, Kemal Nuri, Ozan, H.   +2 more
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Outcomes and adverse effects of teduglutide treatment with periodic withdrawal in pediatric short bowel patients

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, EarlyView.
Abstract Objectives We evaluated the efficacy and safety of teduglutide in a real‐world cohort in which national reimbursement policies required treatment interruptions. The primary outcomes were reduction in parenteral support (PS) and treatment‐related adverse effects, and the secondary outcome was the impact of the mandated withdrawal periods ...
Riikka Gunnar, Annika Mutanen, Mikko P. Pakarinen, Laura Merras‐Salmio   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Postoperative Weight Gain, Due to Fluid Retention After Ovarian Cancer Surgery—How Much Is too Much?

Journal of Surgical Oncology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background and Objectives Postoperative complications after cytoreductive surgery in ovarian cancer patients are associated with impaired survival. Here, we investigated the association between postoperative weight gain due to fluid retention and the development of complications and anastomotic leakage (AL).
Eva K. Egger, Melisa Delen, Hanno Matthaei, Laura Tascon Padron, Carolin Schröder, Milka Marinova, Dominique Koensgen, Alexander Mustea   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source