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Table 1 Eligibility criteria of the COSMO-PD trial

From: Comparative Effectiveness of Local Application of Chlorhexidine Gluconate, Mupirocin Ointment, and Normal Saline for the Prevention of Peritoneal Dialysis-related Infections (COSMO-PD Trial): a multicenter randomized, double-blind, controlled protocol

Inclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria

• Participants aged 18 years or over at the date of screening

• Participants with ESKD who were undergoing PD by either automated peritoneal dialysis or continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis

• History of psychological illness or condition that interferes with the ability to understand or comply with the requirements of the study

• Recent (within 1 month) exit-site/tunnel infection or PD-related peritonitis

• Known hypersensitivity to or intolerance of chlorhexidine or mupirocin

• Current or recent (within 1 month) treatment with antibiotics administered by any route

• Nasal or exit-site carriage of mupirocin-resistant S. aureus or chlorhexidine-resistant s. aureus

  1. Abbreviations: ESKD end-stage kidney disease, PD peritoneal dialysis, S. aureus Staphylococcus aureus