Oral Colonization of Staphylococcus Species in a Peritoneal Dialysis Population: A Possible Reservoir for PD-Related Infections?

Table 5

Total number of PD patients with one or more infectious episodes, peritonitis, and/or exit-site infections (ESI), in particular caused by Staphylococcus spp.

	Peritonitis		ESI
	Total	Staphylococcus spp.	Total	Staphylococcus spp.
PD patients with infectious episodes ()	10 (47.6%)	5 (23.8%)	19 (90.5%)	12 (57.1%)