It was reported that a patient experienced peritonitis coincident with peritoneal dialysis(pd) therapy.The cause of the peritonitis was reported as the area was not clean prior to starting pd therapy; however, no specific use error was reported, therefore, the cause of the event was assessed as unknown.On the same day as the event onset, the patient was hospitalized for peritonitis.Also that same day, the patient started treatment with intraperitoneal cefazoline 1 gram (frequency and duration not reported) and intraperitoneal ceftazidime1 gram (frequency and duration not reported) for peritonitis.Action taken with dianeal therapy was not reported.The outcome of the event was not reported.No additional information is available.
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