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  • Title: Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis: factors influencing recovery of organisms from effluents.
    Author: Howe PA, Fraise AP.
    Journal: Med Lab Sci; 1991 Apr; 48(2):114-7. PubMed ID: 1943536.
    Abstract:
    In order to establish reasons for a decreased yield of positive culture results from peritoneal dialysates of patients with continuous ambulatory dialysis peritonitis 60 specimens were examined, 47 (78%) of which were positive. A negative result was associated with a delay in processing the specimen and the presence of antimicrobial substances in the dialysate. The application of a method involving dilution of a large volume of effluent in broth did not substantially increase the positive yield.
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