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Patient inclusion/exclusion chart. Two hundred seventy-eight patients were excluded, as shown in the flow chart. Among the included 120 patients, 61 patients with at least one episode of peritonitis (group A) and 59 patients without peritonitis (group B) were compared. The data for 81 peritonitis episodes were collected from 61 patients in group A. PD: Peritoneal dialysis; GIT: Gastrointestinal tract; GB: Gallbladder; ESRD: End-stage renal disease.
