Increased Risk of Staphylococcus epidermidis Peritonitis in Patients on Dialysate Containing 1.25 mmol/L Calcium

Peritoneal macrophage function is decreased in vitro in the presence of dialysate with 1.25 mmol/L calcium compared with that containing 1.75 mmol/L calcium. Theoretically, patients using this dialysate may have a higher risk of peritonitis. Nineteen patients on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dial...

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