| analysis of microbiological trends in peritoneal dialysis-related peritonitis from 1991 to 1998. | the microbial cause of peritoneal dialysis-related peritonitis is an important determinant of clinical outcome and the basis of widely used treatment guidelines. five hundred forty-six cases of peritonitis in 374 patients from 1991 to 1998 were analyzed. the rate of peritonitis declined significantly from 1.37 episodes/patient-year in 1991 to 0.55 episode/patient-year in 1998 (p = 0.02). the rate of gram-positive peritonitis decreased significantly from 0.75 to 0.28 episode/patient-year during t ... | 2000 | 11054358 |