Proton pump inhibitor use increases the risk of peritonitis in peritoneal dialysis patients.

Proton pump inhibitor use increases the risk of peritonitis in peritoneal dialysis patients.

Peritonitis is a major and the most significant complication of peritoneal dialysis (PD). Although some predictors of peritonitis in PD patients are known, the association between proton pump inhibitor (PPI) use and peritonitis has not been characterized. Here, we examined whether PPI use is a risk...

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Main Authors: Sayaka Maeda, Makoto Yamaguchi, Kunihiro Maeda, Naoto Kobayashi, Naoki Izumi, Masaaki Nagai, Takaaki Obayashi, Wataru Ohashi, Takayuki Katsuno, Hironobu Nobata, Yasuhiko Ito
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0224859

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