Successful antibiotic treatment of Pseudomonas stutzeri-induced peritonitis without peritoneal dialysis catheter removal in continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis
Kidney Research and Clinical Practice
;
: 81-83, 2013.
Article
in English
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-169643
ABSTRACT
Pseudomonas stutzeri is a Gram-negative, rod-shaped, motile, single polar-flagellated, soil bacterium that was first isolated from human spinal fluid and is widely distributed in the environment. It was isolated as an uncommon opportunistic pathogen from humans, and a few cases of P. stutzeri-induced peritonitis have been reported in patients undergoing continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD). Catheter removal with antibiotic treatment is generally recommended because peritonitis by Pseudomonas species is commonly associated with catheter-related infection. Here, we describe the first case of P. stutzeri-induced peritonitis in an 82-year-old woman in Korea. She had received two antipseudomonal antibiotics, an aminoglycoside (isepamicin, Yuhan corporation, Seoul, Korea) and a fluoroquinolone (ciprofloxacin), and was successfully treated without removal of the CAPD catheter.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Peritonitis
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Pseudomonas
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Soil
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Peritoneal Dialysis
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Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Ambulatory
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Pseudomonas stutzeri
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Catheter-Related Infections
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Catheters
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Korea
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Anti-Bacterial Agents
Limits:
Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Kidney Research and Clinical Practice
Year:
2013
Type:
Article
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