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Total number of infectious episodes and Staphylococcus species identified in peritonitis and exit-site infections (ESI) of PD patients.
| Infectious agent | PD-related infections (n=114) | |
|---|---|---|
| Peritonitis (n=23) | ESI (n=91) | |
| Others | 16 (69.6%) | 63 (69.2%) |
| Staphylococci | 7 (30.4%) | 28 (30.8%) |
| S. epidermidis | 5 | 9 |
| S. aureus | 1 | 16 |
| S. warneri | 1 | 1 |
| S. hominis | 0 | 1 |
| Nonidentified CNS | 0 | 1 |
CNS, coagulase-negative Staphylococcus.
