How much did you know about Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal
Dialysis?
What is the standard treatment for a fungal CAPD peritonitis?
Local
policy will dictate what is considered the normal treatment
of fungal peritonitis. Some units advocate the immediate removal
of the catheter, while others will initially try treatment
with oral or intraperitoneal fluconazole and oral flucytosine.
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et al. (1996) Peritoneal Dial Int 16 557-73.
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S and Turney J. (1996) Survivors of Acute
Renal Failure Who Do Not Recover Function. Quarterly
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3)
The
Renal Association. (1997) Treatment of Adult Patients With
Renal Failure. Recommended Standards and Audit Measures
(2nd Ed). The Renal Association, London.
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