Optimal peritoneal fluid white blood cell count for diagnosis of peritonitis in peritoneal dialysis patients

• मुख्य लेखकों: Margarita Kunin (लेखक), Sharon Mini (लेखक), Nabil Abu-Amer (लेखक), Pazit Beckerman (लेखक)
• स्वरूप: पुस्तक
• प्रकाशित: The Korean Society of Nephrology, 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• विषय: article
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Background The diagnosis of peritonitis among peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients is based on clinical presentation, dialysis effluent white blood cell (WBC) count, and dialysis effluent culture. Peritoneal fluid WBC count is very important in the initial diagnosis of peritonitis. The purpose of this...