The tunnel infection in PD: Up in the air.
Chanyanuch RakpithayanonVoranaddha VacharathitSopark ManasnayakornJeffrey PerlTalerngsak KnananjubachPublished in: Peritoneal dialysis international : journal of the International Society for Peritoneal Dialysis (2024)
Catheter-related tunnel infection may lead to peritonitis and discontinuation of performing high-quality peritoneal dialysis (PD). Tunnel infection is commonly caused by Staphylococcus aureus . Gas-forming bacterial infection is rare in patients with PD and even exceedingly rare when such a infection spreads along the PD catheter tract. The first case of emphysematous PD catheter infection is presented here.