Clinical characteristics
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PD treatment duration at the time of peritonitis (months)
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36.1 ± 32.7
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Frequency of peritonitis during the study (cases)
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1 time
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407
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2 times
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43
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3 times
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13
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4 times
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3
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Recurrent peritonitis
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19
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Relapsing peritonitis
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11
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Repeat peritonitis
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14
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Recurrent peritonitis an episode that occurs within 4 weeks of completion of therapy for a prior episode but with a different organism, Relapsing peritonitis an episode that occurs within 4 weeks of completion of therapy for a prior episode with the same organism or a sterile episode, Repeat peritonitis an episode that occurs more than 4 weeks after completion of therapy for a prior episode with the same organism