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.
Artículo
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| 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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Asunto principal:
Peritonitis
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Pseudomonas
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Suelo
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Diálisis Peritoneal
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Diálisis Peritoneal Ambulatoria Continua
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Pseudomonas stutzeri
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Infecciones Relacionadas con Catéteres
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Catéteres
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Corea (Geográfico)
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Antibacterianos
Límite:
Anciano
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Aged80
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Femenino
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Humanos
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Kidney Research and Clinical Practice
Año:
2013
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
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