Peritonitis and Exit Site Infections in First Nations Patients on Peritoneal Dialysis

Background and objectives: First Nations (FN) patients on peritoneal dialysis experience poor outcomes. Whether discrepancies exist regarding the microbiology, rate of infections, and outcomes between FN and non-FN peoples remains unknown.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:	Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
Main Authors:	Hildebrand, Ainslie, Komenda, Paul, Miller, Lisa, Rigatto, Claudio, Verrelli, Mauro, Sood, Amy R., Sathianathan, Chris, Reslerova, Martina, Eng, Loretta, Eng, Amanda, Sood, Manish M.
Format:	Text
Language:	English
Published:	American Society of Nephrology 2010
Subjects:	Original Articles First Nations
Online Access:	http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3001768 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20724520 https://doi.org/10.2215/CJN.04170510

Description
Summary:	Background and objectives: First Nations (FN) patients on peritoneal dialysis experience poor outcomes. Whether discrepancies exist regarding the microbiology, rate of infections, and outcomes between FN and non-FN peoples remains unknown.