Relapsing Bacillus cereus peritonitis in a patient treated with continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Peritonitis is a severe complication of peritoneal dialysis (PD) due to associated morbidity and mortality. Although Bacillus cereus is mostly considered as a contaminant, its role as a causative agent in a few cases of PD peritonitis has been documented. Peritonitis due to B. cereus has been associated with high rates of catheter removal and resistance to beta-lactam antibiotics.

Case presentation

A case of relapsing peritonitis caused by B. cereus in a 69-year-old man with end-stage renal disease on continuous ambulatory PD for 3 years is described. B. cereus was recovered from the patient's peritoneal fluid and was identified by phenotypic and molecular methods. The patient was treated, according to the susceptibility test,

SUBMITTER: Spiliopoulou A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5415935 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature