Table 2 Causative organism and outcomes of 123 episodes of peritonitis stratified by GLR tertile.
Total (n = 123) | Tertile 1 (n = 34) | Tertile 2 (n = 39) | Tertile 3 (n = 50) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dialysis effluent WBC count on day 1, cells/mm3 | 1483 (545, 3946) | 996 (298, 1855) | 2090 (974, 4453) | 2140 (733, 4636) | 0.049 |
Causative organism | 0.042 | ||||
Culture-negative n (%) | 30 (24.39) | 9 (26.47) | 5 (12.82) | 16 (32.00) | |
Gram-negative n (%) | 28 (22.76) | 3 (8.82) | 15 (38.46) | 10 (20.00) | |
Gram-positive n (%) | 59 (47.97) | 19 (55.88) | 18 (46.15) | 22 (44.00) | |
Fungus n (%) | 5 (4.07) | 2 (5.88) | 1 (2.56) | 2 (4.00) | |
Polymicrobial n (%) | 1 (0.81) | 1 (2.94) | 0 (0.00) | 0 (0.00) | |
Peritonitis outcomes | 0.876 | ||||
Complete cure n (%) | 109 (88.62) | 30 (88.24) | 35 (89.74) | 44 (88.00) | |
Transfer to hemodialysis n (%) | 10 (8.13) | 3 (8.82) | 2 (5.13) | 5 (10.00) | |
Death n (%) | 4 (3.25) | 1 (2.94) | 2 (5.13) | 1 (2.00) |
