2023
ISPD Catheter-related Infection Recommendations: 2023 Update
Chow K, Li P, Cho Y, Abu-Alfa A, Bavanandan S, Brown E, Cullis B, Edwards D, Ethier I, Hurst H, Ito Y, de Moraes T, Morelle J, Runnegar N, Saxena A, So S, Tian N, Johnson D. ISPD Catheter-related Infection Recommendations: 2023 Update. Advances In Peritoneal Dialysis 2023, 43: 201-219. PMID: 37232412, DOI: 10.1177/08968608231172740.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDialysis catheter-related infectionsExit-site infection rateAntibiotic treatment durationCatheter exit siteExit-site infectionDuration of therapyCatheter-related infectionsImportant risk factorExit siteCatheter lossCatheter removalTunnel infectionSite infectionCuff removalAntibiotic creamCatheter interventionRisk factorsTreatment durationClinical monitoringInfection rateInfectionNew targetsNew recommendationsDurationPeritonitis
2018
Kidney disease in the setting of HIV infection: conclusions from a Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) Controversies Conference
Swanepoel C, Atta M, D’Agati V, Estrella M, Fogo A, Naicker S, Post F, Wearne N, Winkler C, Cheung M, Wheeler D, Winkelmayer W, Wyatt C, Participants C, Abu-Alfa A, Adu D, Agodoa L, Alpers C, Arogundade F, Ashuntantang G, Bagnis C, Bhimma R, Brocheriou I, Cohen A, Cohen K, Cook H, de Seigneux S, Fabian J, Finkelstein F, Haas M, Hamzah L, Hendry B, Imonje V, Jennette J, Kimmel P, Klotman M, Klotman P, Larsen C, McCulloch M, Mosiane P, Nast C, Okpechi I, Ray P, Rosenberg A, Ross M, Ryom L, Truong L, Ulasi I, Vogt L, Zeier M. Kidney disease in the setting of HIV infection: conclusions from a Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) Controversies Conference. Kidney International 2018, 93: 545-559. PMID: 29398134, PMCID: PMC5983378, DOI: 10.1016/j.kint.2017.11.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV-positive individualsKidney diseaseAntiretroviral therapyHIV infectionImmune complex kidney diseaseKidney disease preventionHIV-associated nephropathyFocal segmental glomerulosclerosisUnique HIVKidney injuryOpportunistic infectionsHIV treatmentClinical guidelinesRenal pathologySegmental glomerulosclerosisGeneral populationRole of geneticsGlobal outcomeDisease preventionNatural historyInfectious diseasesDiseaseInfectionGenetic factorsPrevention
2009
Successful Use of Intraperitoneal Daptomycin in the Treatment of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus Peritonitis
Huen SC, Hall I, Topal J, Mahnensmith RL, Brewster UC, Abu-Alfa AK. Successful Use of Intraperitoneal Daptomycin in the Treatment of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus Peritonitis. American Journal Of Kidney Diseases 2009, 54: 538-541. PMID: 19237231, DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2008.12.017.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesConceptsIntraperitoneal daptomycinPeritoneal dialysis-associated peritonitisDialysis-associated peritonitisEnterococcus faecium peritonitisSuch resistant organismsPeritoneal dialysis therapyTreatment of patientsVancomycin-resistant enterococciDialysis therapyDialysate exchangePeritonitisResistant organismsPatientsDaptomycinDextrose solutionAdditional studiesTreatmentSuccessful useRelapseDosingTherapyPharmacokineticsInfection