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Fig. 1 | Renal Replacement Therapy

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From: Peritonitis due to Mycobacterium abscessus in peritoneal dialysis patients: case presentation and mini-review

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The clinical course of case 1. Horizontal axis indicates hospitalization. Bar graph indicates effluent nucleated cell count (black and gray bars represent ratios of neutrophils other than white blood cells, respectively). Line graph indicates the trend in serum C-reactive protein level. On the 1st day of admission, the patient had red, painful, and swollen skin over the sites of the internal cuff, the external cuff, and the previously used external cuff, with purulent discharge and ulceration (a). The dialysis effluent on the 25th day of admission was cloudy and bloody (b). The PD catheter was removed on the 29th day of admission. The patient was discharged on the 77th day of admission. AMK, amikacin; AZM, azithromycin; CAM, clarithromycin; CAZ, ceftazidime; CEZ, cefazolin; CFPM, cefepime; CRP, C-reactive protein; IPM/CS, imipenem/cilastatin; PD, peritoneal dialysis; TAZ/PIPC, tazobactam/piperacillin; TEIC, teicoplanin

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