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Peritoneal Dialysis-Related Infection in the Older Population #MMPMID26702009
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With appropriate training and adequate support, it is possible to keep the peritonitis rate of elderly peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients at a highly respectable level. In general, the latest recommendations for the treatment and prevention of PD-related infections by the International Society for Peritoneal Dialysis (ISPD) are applicable to older patients. However, there are minor differences in the spectrum of causative organisms amongst elderly patients, with coagulase-negative staphylococcal species (CNSS) and Enterobacteriaceae species being more common in elderly patients. Elderly PD patients who develop peritonitis have an excessive short-term mortality, and, amongst elderly patients, a high burden of comorbid load increases the risk of relapsing episodes. In addition, technical problems, social difficulties, and concomitant comorbid diseases often have profound effects on the risk of peritonitis as well as its management.