Shewanella algae Peritonitis in Patients on Peritoneal Dialysis. Issue 5 (September 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Shanmuganathan, Malini; Goh, Bak Leong; Lim, Christopher; NorFadhlina, Zakaria; Fairol, Ibrahim
• Is Part Of: Peritoneal dialysis international. Volume 36:Issue 5(2016)
• Page Start: 574
• Page End: 575
• Publication Date: 2016-09
• Subjects: Peritonitis -- shewanella; Peritoneal dialysis -- Periodicals; Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis -- Periodicals; 617.461059
• DOI: 10.3747/pdi.2015.00287
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0896-8608

Abstract

Patients with peritonitis present with abdominal pain, diarrhea, fever, and turbid peritoneal dialysis (PD) fluid. Shewanella algae peritonitis has not yet been reported in PD patients in the literature. We present the first 2 cases of Shewanella algae peritonitis in PD patients. Mupirocin cream is applied on the exit site as prophylactic antibiotic therapy.