A Case of Peritonitis Due to Achromobacter xylosoxidans subsp. xylosoxidans in a Patient Undergoing Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis (CAPD).
- Author:
Ju Hyoung LEE
1
;
Yun Kwon KIM
;
Se Han LEE
;
Jae Hyun JO
;
Sang Jun PARK
;
Chang Min YU
;
Ji Won YU
;
Seong O SUH
;
Yong Hyun PARK
;
Han Seok SEO
;
So Chong HUR
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, National Police Hospital, Seoul, Korea. medmom@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Alcaligenes xylosoxidans;
Gram-negative rod;
Peritoneal dialysis;
Peritonitis
- MeSH:
Achromobacter;
Achromobacter denitrificans;
Ascitic Fluid;
Catalase;
Humans;
Kidney Failure, Chronic;
Middle Aged;
Oxidoreductases;
Peritoneal Dialysis;
Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Ambulatory;
Peritonitis
- From:Korean Journal of Nephrology
2011;30(1):116-119
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Bacterial peritonitis is a well-recognized complication of continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) in patients with end-stage renal failure. Achromobacter xylosoxidans subsp. xylosoxidans is a catalase and oxidase positive, motile, nonfermentative and gram-negative rod bacterium that is a rare pathogen in humans and has rarely been reported as an opportunistic human pathogen. We present a case of peritonitis due to unusual pathogens, Achromobacter xylosoxidans subsp. xylosoxidans. A 49-year-old diabetic man undergoing CAPD for 90 days developed the first peritonitis due to Achromobacter xylosoxidans subsp. xylosoxidans. A. xylosoxidans was detected from a culture of peritoneal fluid. Susceptible antibiotic treatment was provided.
