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Review
. 2018 Apr;35(2):123-132.
doi: 10.4067/s0716-10182018000200123.

[Peritoneal dialysis-related infections in pediatric patients: diagnosis and treatment review]

[Article in Spanish]
M Carolina Rivacoba  1 , M Luisa Ceballos  2 , Paulina Coria  3
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[Peritoneal dialysis-related infections in pediatric patients: diagnosis and treatment review]

[Article in Spanish]
M Carolina Rivacoba et al. Rev Chilena Infectol. 2018 Apr.
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Abstract

Peritoneal dialysis-related infections are the main complication in pediatric patients undergoing this renal replacement therapy, associating a high rate of morbidity, generating also a decreasing survival of the peritoneal membrane and worsening the patient outcome. We describe the recommended diagnostic and therapeutic modalities to treat dialysis-related in children.

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