Early surgical intervention may prevent peritonitis in cases with Tenckhoff catheter infection by nontuberculous mycobacterium

Perit Dial Int. 2012 Mar-Apr;32(2):227-9. doi: 10.3747/pdi.2011.00080.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Catheter-Related Infections / microbiology
  • Catheter-Related Infections / surgery*
  • Catheterization / adverse effects
  • Device Removal
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / microbiology
  • Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / surgery*
  • Nontuberculous Mycobacteria*
  • Peritoneal Dialysis / adverse effects
  • Peritoneal Dialysis / instrumentation*
  • Peritonitis / microbiology*
  • Peritonitis / surgery*