“…Third, the incidence of peritonitis in the LTAD and LVP groups were 6% and 11%, respectively, despite the LVP group being on antibiotic prophylaxis. This is in contrast to a recent study that had shown a 21% frequency of infection 2 . A possible reason for such a difference may be that only 18% of patients belonged to Child Class C which itself is a risk factor for, and predisposes to, the development of infections.…”