Peritonitis in children with automated peritoneal dialysis: a single-center study of a 10-year experience

Figures & data

Table 1. Etiology of end-stage renal disease in study children.

Etiology of ESRD	No. of patients	%
Renal agenesis/hypoplasia/dysplasia	6	22.2
Obstructive nephropathy	5	18.6
Chronic glomerulonephritis^a	5	18.6
HUS	4	14.7
Chronic interstitial nephritis	2	7.4
Polycystic kidney disease	2	7.4
Oxalosis type 1	1	3.7
Unknown	2	7.4
Total	27	100

ESRD: end-stage renal disease; HUS: hemolytic uremic syndrome.

^aIncluding three patients with focal segmental glomerulosclerosis, one patient with membranous nephropathy and one patient with unclassified form.

Table 2. Underlying disease in study children.

Underlying medical conditions	No. of patients	%
Impaired cognitive development	7	25.9
Impaired motor development	6	22.2
Osseous abnormalities	5	18.5
Cardiac abnormalities	3	11.1
Central nervous system disorders	2	7.4
Ocular abnormalities	2	7.4
Metabolic disorders	2	7.4
Hearing abnormalities	1	3.7
Pulmonary abnormalities	1	3.7
Other abnormalities^a	3	11.1

^aOther abnormalities included: a patient with Prader–Willi syndrome, a patient with neonatal hepatitis and a patient with possible Marfan syndrome.

Table 3. Distribution of peritonitis causative bacteria.

Causative bacteria	No. of episodes	%	Identification method
Culture positive	20	87
Gram-positive	15	65.2
Staphylococcus aureus	7	30.4	VITEK 2 system
Corynebacterium spp.	3	13	VITEK 2 system
Staphylococcus epidermidis	2	8.7	VITEK 2 system
Kocuria rosea	1	4.3	API Staph system
Staphylococcus capitis	1	4.3	VITEK 2 system
Streptococcus equinus	1	4.3	16S rRNA sequence analysis
Gram-negative	4	17.4
Pseudomonas spp.	3	13	VITEK 2 system
Ralstonia mannitolytica	1	4.3	VITEK 2 system
Polymicrobial^a	1	4.3	VITEK 2 system
Culture negative	3	13%
Total	23	100

^aAcinetobacter baumannii + Klebsiella pneumoniae.