Polymerase chain reaction/electrospray ionization-mass spectrometry (PCR/ESI-MS) is not suitable for rapid bacterial identification in peritoneal dialysis effluent.
Cheuk-Chun SzetoJack Kit-Chung NgWinston Wing-Shing FungKa-Bik LaiKai-Ming ChowPhilip Kam-Tao LiArikana MassiahAdela Alcolea-MedinaMark WilksStanley L FanPublished in: Peritoneal dialysis international : journal of the International Society for Peritoneal Dialysis (2020)
The PCR/ESI-MS assay could not identify the causative organism in over 50% of the PD effluent samples in patients with PD-related peritonitis and should be not used for such purpose. The reason for the poor performance needs further investigation.