Mycobacterium fortuitum Peritonitis in a Patient Undergoing Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis
- Ando, Takashi
- Ryuzaki, Munekazu
- Handa, Michiko
- Sekita, Tsunejiro
- Sakurai, Takashi
Publication date
October 2003
DOI Publisher
The Hong Kong Society of Nephrology. Published by Elsevier LtdAbstract
We report here one case of Mycobacterium fortuitum peritonitis in a patient undergoing continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD). Owing to scarce clinical findings specific for this infection, the catheter was removed and CAPD abandoned. Clinicians must consider this type of organism if refractory peritonitis is encountered. Precise and prompt diagnosis and commencement of adequate antibiotic(s) may alter the prognosis of this disease. [Hong Kong J Nephrol 2003;5(2):101-4
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