Predictive Factors, Treatment, and Outcomes of Coagulase-Negative Staphylococcal Peritonitis in Malaysian Peritoneal Dialysis Patients: A Single-Center Study
Table 5
Outcomes of CoNS peritonitis.
Outcomes of CoNS peritonitis
Types of CoNS peritonitis (N = 140)
P values (overall chi-square test)
First (n = 95)
Relapsed (n = 15)
Repeat (n = 30)
Primary response
89 (94%)
11 (73%)
26 (87%)
0.04
Complete cure
83 (87)
7 (47)
20 (67)
<0.01
Relapsed
7 (8%)
4 (33%)
6 (25%)
0.01
Repeat
18 (20%)
1 (8%)
4 (17%)
0.60
Catheter removal
6 (6%)
4 (27%)
3 (10%)
0.04
Conversion to long-term HD
5 (5%)
3 (20%)
2 (7%)
0.13
Death
1 (1%)
0
3 (10%)
0.03
CoNS, coagulase-negative Staphylococci; HD, haemodialysis. Excluded cases who passed away or were converted to HD permanently due to refractory peritonitis (126 cases were included for analysis).
