Exposure to the peptidoglycan contaminant in icodextrin may cause sensitization of the patient maintained on peritoneal dialysis

Perit Dial Int. 2003 Sep-Oct;23(5):509-10.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Dialysis Solutions / adverse effects*
  • Drug Contamination*
  • Glucans / adverse effects*
  • Glucose / adverse effects*
  • Humans
  • Icodextrin
  • Peptidoglycan / adverse effects*
  • Peritoneal Dialysis*
  • Peritonitis / microbiology*

Substances

  • Dialysis Solutions
  • Glucans
  • Peptidoglycan
  • Icodextrin
  • Glucose