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Icodextrin does not impact infectious and culture-negative peritonitis rates in peritoneal dialysis patients: a 2-year multicentre, comparative, prospective cohort study

Background. Icodextrin is a glucose polymer derived by hydrolysis of cornstarch. The different biocompatibility profile of icodextrin-containing peritoneal dialysis (PD) solutions may have a positive influence on peritoneal host defence. Furthermore, cases of sterile peritonitis potentially associat...

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Autores principales: Vychytil, Andreas, Remón, César, Michel, Catherine, Williams, Paul, Rodríguez-Carmona, Ana, Marrón, Belén, Vonesh, Ed, van der Heyden, Synke, Filho, Jose C. Divino
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2568004/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18556747
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ndt/gfn322