Risk factors include renal failure requiring peritoneal dialysis . Pneumococci and staphylococci are the most common organisms. Some cases are not preventable. An abdominal X-ray is abnormal. The antibiotic chosen will be one that is specific to the organism recovered in cultures of blood or peritoneal fluid.
Most patients recover uneventfully.
Call your health care provider if you receive peritoneal dialysis treatments and develop symptoms of peritonitis .