Nontuberculous mycobacteria infections of peritoneal dialysis patients: A multicenter study.

Objectives: Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) infections pose a diagnostic challenge in peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients. In this study, we sought to identify findings that are suggestive of NTM infection in PD adult patients.

Methods: All patients with NTM exit-site infection (ESI) with/without tunnel infection and peritonitis identified during the last decade in eight medical centers in Israel were included.

The ideal position of the peritoneal dialysis catheter is not always ideal.

Purpose: Peritoneal catheter dysfunction is a frequent complication of peritoneal dialysis (PD). Traditionally, dysfunction has been attributed to catheter malposition, but whether the location of the catheter tip in the small pelvis really determines proper function is unclear.

Methods: We reviewed 900 abdominal X-ray images of PD patients from a 7-year period in two PD units that use different catheter types (straight and Swan Neck Curled).