Regular Deworming: A Missed Opportunity to Prevent Peritoneal Dialysis-Related Infections in Children.
Chronic peritoneal dialysis (PD) is a common dialysis treatment modality used to treat children with end-stage renal disease. Dialysis-related infections are the leading cause of technique failure. Enterobius vermicularis infestation indirectly increases the infection rate by causing pruritus around the anus, especially at night. We observed a significant decrease in the total infection rate (2.3 vs 5.4 per patient-year) following regular deworming over a 1-year study period. Regular deworming may be considered to prevent secondary bacterial infections in children on chronic PD.
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peritoneal dialysis-related infection Enterobius vermicularis Pediatric peritoneal dialysis worms