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Comparison of blood and peritoneal lymphocytes from continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis patients, asymptomatic and with peritonitis.
Renal failure - 1 Jan 2006
Griveas Ioannis, Dorothea Papadopoulou, Alexandra Fleva, George Visvardis, Pavlitou Aikaterini, Sakellariou George
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OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to compare the characteristics of the blood immunophenotype of CAPD patients with and without peritonitis and to compare the phenotypes of peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBL) and peritoneal lymphocytes (PL) in CAPD patients with peritonitis. METHODS: Fifty-seven CAPD patients (20 with peritonitis and 37 without peritonitis) were recruited in the study (mean age 66,88 +/-...
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