A Case of Vancomycin-resistant E. faecium Peritonitis in Patient with Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis.
- Author:
Tae Hyo KIM
1
;
Hyun Jung KIM
;
Hye Jung HA
;
Hwi Jong KIM
;
Young Mi CHOI
;
Jung Ill YANG
;
Soo Jin KIM
;
Un Sil JEON
;
Se Ho CHANG
;
Soon Ill CHUNG
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Gyeongsang National University, College of Medicine, Chinju, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
VRE;
Vancomycin-resistant E. faecium;
Peritonitis;
Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis
- MeSH:
Cephalosporins;
Colon;
Enterococcus;
Europe;
Humans;
Korea;
Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Ambulatory*;
Peritonitis*;
Vancomycin
- From:Korean Journal of Infectious Diseases
2000;32(3):256-258
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Enterococcus is a normal flora of the gastrointestinal or genitourinary tract. With the increased use of vancomycin and third generation cephalosporins, vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) have become one of the major nosocomial pathogens in USA and Europe since 1986. In Korea, patients with VRE infection or colonization were increasingly reported recently and VRE may become a serious nosocomial pathogen in the near future. So we report a case of vancomycin-resistant E. faecium peritonitis in a patient on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis.
