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Relapsing Bacillus licheniformis peritonitis in a continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis patient (Case Report)
Author(s) -
PARK DONG JUN,
YUN JI CHUL,
BAEK JOO EUN,
JUNG EUN YOUNG,
LEE DONG WON,
KIM MEAE,
CHANG SEHO
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
nephrology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.752
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1440-1797
pISSN - 1320-5358
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1797.2006.00539.x
Subject(s) - continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis , medicine , peritonitis , bacillus licheniformis , peritoneal dialysis , ambulatory , catheter , surgery , antibiotics , pathogen , gastroenterology , microbiology and biotechnology , immunology , biology , bacteria , bacillus subtilis , genetics
SUMMARY: Bacillus licheniformis is a rare pathogen in continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) peritonitis. Only one case of B. licheniformis peritonitis has been previously reported but relapsing peritonitis by same species has not been reported. A 31‐year‐old man undergoing CAPD was admitted to our hospital with diarrhoea and turbid peritoneal effluent. Although B. licheniformis was cultured at his previous admission , we did not consider the species as a pathogen . After the same species was cultured twice consecutively at the subsequent admission, we confirmed that B. licheniformis was a pathogen of CAPD peritonitis. After appropriate intraperitoneal antibiotics therapy, the patient improved. He is currently undergoing CAPD without catheter removal.