Is the Distribution of Microorganisms and Peritonitis Affected by Seasonality in Peritoneal Dialysis?
Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=52703#.VKDJKcCAM4 Author(s) Ana Elizabeth Figueiredo 1 , Ana Carolina Gonçalves Kehl 2 , Stephanie Thomaz Bottin 2 , Wilem Gomes Daminelli 2 Affiliation(s) 1 School of Nursing, Nutrition and Physiotherapy (FAENFI), Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), PUCRS, Porto Alegre, Brazil . 2 Hospital São Lucas da Pontifícia, Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil . ABSTRACT Introduction: Peritonitis continues to be the main complication for patients on peritoneal dialysis (PD). Objective: To determine the frequency of peritonitis according to the disease-causing microo...