Evaluation of the epidemiologic triad in the incidence of peritonitis among pediatric patients with chronic kidney disease undergoing peritoneal dialysis: a single-center study in Indonesia

Clarissa Tania, Aaron Tigor Sihombing · 2026

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Clarissa Tania and Aaron Tigor Sihombing report a 2026 study of peritonitis in Indonesian children on home dialysis. Peritonitis, infection of the belly lining, is the worst common complication of this dialysis form, which cleans blood through the belly. In low-resource settings, home and care factors can drive the risk.

The single-centre study sorts risk through the classic epidemiologic triad: the host child, the germ, and the environment. Host and home factors were weighed for links to infection, while the germs found were described in plain counts. That split shows which risks a clinic can change, such as training and hygiene at home, and which germs local teams must expect. The authors aim to cut infection rates in a group with few spare options if dialysis fails.

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CREATORClarissa Tania, Aaron Tigor Sihombing
YEAR2026
COLLECTIONPAPERS
FORMATTXT
FILE SIZE42703
LICENSEhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
RIGHTSCC BY
SOURCEEurope PMC

Source: https://europepmc.org/article/MED/PMC13573438

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