Biomaterials Volume 30, Issue 18, June 2009, Pages 3167-3173

An antimicrobial modified silicone peritoneal catheter with activity against both Gram positive and Gram negative bacteria

Roger Bayston^{a, ,} , Leanne E. Fisher^a and Klaus Weber^b

Fig. 1. CAPD: microbial routes of entry. Bacteria can gain access to the peritoneal cavity either by contaminating the connector and the catheter lumen, or by migration from the skin exit site down the catheter track through the tissue. Two Dacron cuffs are attached to the catheter in an attempt to delay or prevent this second means.