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World J Nephrol. May 6, 2015; 4(2): 287-294
Published online May 6, 2015. doi: 10.5527/wjn.v4.i2.287
Published online May 6, 2015. doi: 10.5527/wjn.v4.i2.287
Evidence-based medicine: An update on treatments for peritoneal dialysis-related peritonitis
Pasqual Barretti, Department of Internal Medicine, Botucatu Medical School, UNESP, 18618000 Botucatu, Sao Paulo, Brazil
João Vitor Pereira Doles, Douglas Gonçalves Pinotti, Botucatu Medical School, UNESP, 18618000 Botucatu, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Regina Paolucci El Dib, Department of Anesthesiology, Botucatu Medical School, UNESP, 18618000 Botucatu, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Author contributions: Doles JVP extracted the data from case series studies; Pinotti DG helped extract from RCT studies; El Dib RP wrote the initial draft of the paper; Barretti P extracted data from narrative reviews, reviewed the draft of the paper, and wrote the final version.
Conflict-of-interest: The authors declare no conflict of interest.
Correspondence to: Pasqual Barretti, MD, PhD, Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Botucatu Medical School, Rubiao Jr w/n, UNESP, 18618000 Botucatu, Sao Paulo, Brazil. pbarretti@uol.com.br
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Received: July 24, 2014
Peer-review started: July 25, 2014
First decision: October 28, 2014
Revised: October 30, 2014
Accepted: December 29, 2014
Article in press: December 31, 2014
Published online: May 6, 2015
Processing time: 287 Days and 15.2 Hours
Peer-review started: July 25, 2014
First decision: October 28, 2014
Revised: October 30, 2014
Accepted: December 29, 2014
Article in press: December 31, 2014
Published online: May 6, 2015
Processing time: 287 Days and 15.2 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: This manuscript revised the data from narrative and systematic review, as well as those from a proportional meta-analysis study, regarding comparisons between antibiotic regimens used to peritoneal dialysis-related treatment, empathizing protocols for initial treatment. There is no consensus on the best treatment and the only published systematic review and its recent update have failed to find superiority of any regimen. This type of analysis, commonly excludes several studies, some of them with a great number of cases. Therefore, this review intends to contribute in this issue analyzing the results from different types of reviews.