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1751602

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-1-29
pubmed:abstractText
We compared a group of 60 insulin-dependent diabetics maintained on CAPD with 60 nondiabetic matched controls to determine if the diabetic patients were at increased risk for catheter-related infections. Although catheter infection rates were 17% higher in the diabetics (1.4/year versus 1.2/year in nondiabetics), time to first catheter infection was not different between the groups (p = 0.6). Rates of peritonitis, peritonitis associated with catheter infection, multiple catheter infection, and catheter removal were also similar among the diabetics and controls. S. aureus caused 52% (42/81) of the catheter infections in the diabetics and 60% (35/58) in the controls. More catheter infections in the nondiabetics versus the diabetics lacked drainage or resulted in sterile cultures (17/75 versus 7/88 respectively, p less than or equal to 0.01), but the significance of this finding is uncertain. In conclusion, we did not find insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus to be a statistically significant risk factor for catheter-related infections.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0896-8608
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
11
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
347-50
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
Catheter infections in insulin-dependent diabetics on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis.
pubmed:affiliation
Renal Electrolyte Division, University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article