An unusual case of unresolving tunnel infection in a patient on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis
Indian J Med Microbiol
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2018 Dec; 36(4): 600-602
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| ID: sea-198828
ABSTRACT
Atypical mycobacteria remain a rare cause of peritoneal dialysis catheter-related tunnel infection (TI) and poses serious risk because of the resistant nature to most antibiotic therapy. Non-tubercular mycobacterial infections lead to chronicity requiring peritoneal dialysis catheter removal. We report an 82-year-old male, with diabetic nephropathy who had a coinfection with Staphylococcus hominis and Mycobacterium abscessus who presented with pus discharge at exit site and TI. He was treated with relocation of the extraperitoneal part of the catheter with a new exit site without catheter removal and multidrug mycobacterial therapy.
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Indian J Med Microbiol
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Microbiology
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2018
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