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Micro-organisms causing periotonitis during peritoneal dialysis or CAPD can reach the peritoneal cavity either along the Tenckhoff-catheter or via contaminated dialysis fluid. Laboratory experiments with UV irradiation of artifically contaminated CAPD fluid were made to demonstrate whether decontamination could be achieved during the flow through a UV-penetrable (λ2537 Å) section of the CAPD catheter. Five CAPD bags were contaminated with a fluid culture of the following micro-organisms which frequently cause peritonitis (S. epidermidis, S. aureus, P. aeruginosa, E. coli, andCandida albicans). After UV irradiation positive cultures could not be demonstrated. UV irradiation of the peritoneal dialysis fluid before entering the peritoneal cavity is proposed as an additional preventive measure.
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Tolon, M., Ohgke, H., Botzenhart, K. et al. UV-Bestrahlung der Peritonealdialyselösung zur Peritonitisprophylaxe. Klin Wochenschr 61, 1137–1139 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01530841
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01530841