Retrospective Cohort Study
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World J Diabetes. Oct 15, 2020; 11(10): 435-446
Published online Oct 15, 2020. doi: 10.4239/wjd.v11.i10.435
Table 2 Causative organisms of 1065 peritoneal dialysis-associated peritonitis
Organism (n, %)DM (n = 373)Non-DM (n = 692)P
Gram-positive172 (46.1)259 (37.4)0.006
Coagulase-negative staphylococcus103 (27.6)130 (18.8)0.001
Staphylococcus aureus22 (5.9)26 (3.8)0.108
Streptococcus species30 (8.0)59 (8.5)0.786
Enterococcus species8 (2.1)11 (1.6)0.514
Other gram-positive9 (2.4)33 (4.8)0.060
Gram-negative74 (19.8)170 (24.6)0.080
Escherichia coli26 (6.7)73 (10.5)0.038
Klebsiella species6 (1.6)20 (2.9)0.196
Acinetobacter baumannii7 (1.9)17 (2.5)0.543
Pseudomonas aeruginosa5 (1.3)27 (3.9)0.020
Other gram-negative31 (8.3)32 (4.6)0.015
Fungi13 (3.5)30 (4.3)0.501
Mycobacterium tuberculosis2 (0.5)8 (1.2)0.508
Polymicrobial24 (6.4)55 (7.9)0.369
Culture-negative84 (22.5)163 (23.6)0.703
No culture4 (1.1)7 (1.0)1.000