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Peritonitis - dialysis associated |
| Overview Symptoms Treatment Prevention |
| Alternative Names: |
| Dialysis-associated peritonitis; Continuous ambulatory peritoneal |
| Treatment: |
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The goal of treatment is to cure the infection. Antibiotics are given into a vein (intravenous injection) and/or into the peritoneum. The antibiotic will be specific to the organism recovered in cultures of blood or peritoneal fluid. |
| Expectations (prognosis): |
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Most patients recover uneventfully. |
| Complications: |
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| Calling your health care provider: |
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Call your health care provider if you receive peritoneal dialysis treatments and develop symptoms of peritonitis. |
Peritoneal sample |
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