Incidence of peritonitis, distribution of causative bacteria and outcome in continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) in Kuwait.

In 28 CAPD patients in Kuwait, 69 peritonitis episodes occurred in an observation period of 311 patient treatment months (1 episode per 4.5 PTM). Microorganisms were isolated 53 times (gram-positive 34, gram-negative 17, fungi 2). Peritonitis was the principal cause for stopping CAPD, i.e. on 9 occasions. Gram-negative and fungal peritonitis had particularly high failure rates.