Evaluation of Tween 80 incorporated media to increase pathogen isolation from peritoneal fluid of CAPD patients at Hospital Kuala Lumpur

• Main Authors: Ganapathy Pillay, Stella, Mohd Amin, Sofia Duratul Waheda, Masri, Siti Norbaya, Sither Joseph Vesudian, Narcisse Mary, Amran, Fairuz, Van Belkum, Alex, Amin Nordin, Syafinaz
• Format: Article
• Published: Malaysian Society of Pathologists 2021
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/97179/; http://www.mjpath.org.my/2021/v43n2/index.php

Introduction: Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD)-associated peritonitis remains a major complication in patients on CAPD leading to increased morbidity and mortality. Successful therapy of peritonitis is highly dependent on a positive microbiological culture because narrow spectrum ant...