Table 1 Demography, medical history, and clinical features of 61 cases of peritoneal dialysis-related peritonitis due to non-tuberculous mycobacterium reported from May 2011
Feature | No. of patients |
|---|---|
Age, year | 56 (45–64.5) |
Sex | |
Male/female | 37/24 (60.7%/39.3%) |
Country of origin of case report | |
Asian countries | 37 (60.7%) |
Oceanian countries | 15 (24.6%) |
North American countries | 6 (9.8%) |
European countries | 3 (4.9%) |
Kidney disease | |
Diabetic nephropathy | 10 (16.4%) |
Chronic glomerulonephritis | 5 (8.2%) |
IgA nephropathy | 3 (4.9%) |
Bilateral hypo/dysplastic kidneys | 2 (3.3%) |
Bilateral multicystic dysplastic kidneys | 1 (1.6%) |
Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis | 1 (1.6%) |
Crescentic mesangioproliferative glomerulonephritis | 1 (1.6%) |
Lupus nephritis | 1 (1.6%) |
Factor-H deficient hemolytic uremic syndrome | 1 (1.6%) |
Finnish-type congenital nephrotic syndrome | 1 (1.6%) |
Allograft failure after kidney transplant | 1 (1.6%) |
Graft versus host disease | 1 (1.6%) |
Unknown etiology | 33 (54.1%) |
Catheter removed | |
Yes | 41 (67.2%) |
Simultaneous catheter removal and re-insertion | 5 (8.2%) |
Bi-phasic catheter removal and re-insertion | 3 (4.9%) |
No | 12 (19.7%) |
Outcome | |
Recovery | 52 (85.2%) |
Death | 9 (14.8%) |