Diagram plotting the distribution of time between the last and current peritonitis episodes in different reports.

<p>Our contemporary cohort demonstrated a significantly longer latency compared with the others (<i>P</i><0.01 between the after-2000 cohort and the historic 1 and 2 cohorts). Historic 1 cohort, data derived from <i>Am J Kidney Dis</i> 1989; 14(2): 101–4 Historic 2 cohort, data derived from <i>Perit Dial Int</i> 1994; 14(2): 174–7.</p

Baseline features of patients with <i>Acinetobacter</i> PD-associated peritonitis.

<p>*Comparison between before-2000 group and after-2000 group.</p><p>Continuous variables are expressed in mean (ranges), while categorical variables are expressed in number (percentage in parentheses).</p><p>Abbreviations: CAPD, continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis; CGN, chronic glomerulonephritis; DM, diabetes mellitus; ESRD, end-stage renal disease.</p><p>Baseline features of patients with <i>Acinetobacter</i> PD-associated peritonitis.</p

Features of <i>Acinetobacter</i> PD-associated peritonitis episodes.

<p>*Comparison between before-2000 group and after-2000 group.</p><p>Continuous variables are expressed in mean (ranges), while categorical variables are expressed in number (percentage in parentheses).</p><p>Abbreviations: MRSA, methicillin-resistant <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>; PD, peritoneal dialysis.</p><p>Features of <i>Acinetobacter</i> PD-associated peritonitis episodes.</p

Outcomes of <i>Acinetobacter</i> PD-associated peritonitis.

<p>*Comparison between before-2000 group and after-2000 group.</p><p>Continuous variables are expressed in mean (ranges), while categorical variables are expressed in number (percentage in parentheses).</p><p>Abbreviations: PD, peritoneal dialysis.</p><p>Outcomes of <i>Acinetobacter</i> PD-associated peritonitis.</p

Comparison between the current (after-2000) and the historic cohort.

<p>NA, not available.</p>#<p>Adapted from Galvao C et al. <i>Am J Kidney Dis</i> 1989; 14(2): 101–4.</p>&<p>Adapted from Lye WC et al. <i>Perit Dial Int</i> 1994; 14(2): 174–7.</p><p>Comparison between the current (after-2000) and the historic cohort.</p

Glucemic change within the first hour of dialysate exchange.

<p>The time course of interstitial fluid (ISF) glucose levels (A), and the change of ISF glucose levels (B) within the first hour of refilling fresh dialysate among different kinds of dialysates, including 1.36%, 2.25%, 3.86% glucose dialysate, and Extraneal.</p

Demographic data and clinical characteristics of the enrolled diabetic peritoneal dialysis patients.

<p>Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD).</p><p>Automated peritoneal dialysis (APD).</p><p>Normalized protein catabolic rate (nPCR).</p

Correlation between ISF glucose and glycemic control parameters.

<p>Correlation between 3-day mean interstitial fluid glucose levels measured with continuous glucose monitoring system and levels of single-fasting serum glucose (A), glycated albumin percent (B), fructosamine (C), albumin-corrected fructosamine (D), and glycosylated hemoglobin (E).</p

Comparison of ISF glucose concentration change within the first hour of PD fluid exchange between patients with HbA1c levels <8% and ≧8%.

*<p><i>P</i><0.05 with non-parametric <i>t</i>-test.</p><p>Interstitial fluid (ISF).</p

The symbols used to represent the glucose level change by continuous glucose monitoring system.

<p>The symbols used to represent the glucose level change by continuous glucose monitoring system.</p