Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage and infection in patients on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis.

We studied 140 consecutive patients beginning continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) at one of seven hospitals to assess the relation of the nasal carriage of Staphylococcus aureus to subsequent catheter-exit-site infection or peritonitis. Shortly before the implantation of the catheters, ... View More