An episode of CAPD peritonitis is usually caused by a single pathogen, Dr. Gokal said. The causative organism is often a gram-positive coccus originating from the normal flora of the patient’s skin.

A 35-year-old chronic alcoholic patient presented with abdominal pain and distention and vomiting for 4 days. He had peritoneal signs, his abdominal x-rays showed no pneumoperitoneum, and his ...

Relapsing CAPD peritonitis is defined arbitrarily as a second episode of peritonitis caused by the same organism that caused the immediately preceding episode and occurring within four weeks of ...