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Peritonitis Associated With Pasteurella multocida : Molecular Evidence of Zoonotic Etiology
Author(s) -
Satomura Atsushi,
Yanai Mitsuru,
Fujita Takayuki,
Arashima Yasutomo,
Kumasaka Kazunari,
Nakane Chie,
Ito Ken,
Fuke Yoshinobu,
Maruyama Takashi,
Maruyama Noriaki,
Okada Kazuyoshi,
Nakayama Tomohiro,
Matsumoto Koichi
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
therapeutic apheresis and dialysis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.415
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1744-9987
pISSN - 1744-9979
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-9987.2009.00788.x
Subject(s) - pasteurella multocida , medicine , peritoneal dialysis , peritonitis , dialysis , microbiology and biotechnology , surgery , bacteria , genetics , biology
A patient on continuous cyclic peritoneal dialysis for chronic kidney disease due to type 2 diabetes mellitus developed peritoneal dialysis‐associated peritonitis induced by Pasteurella multocida that was isolated from a sample of dialysis effluent. The route of infection was unknown for this case; however, P. multocida was also isolated from a culture of a pharyngeal swab obtained from the patient's cat. There was no evidence that the cat had bitten and ruptured the peritoneal dialysis tubing or bags. Pulsed‐field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) showed that the P. multocida isolated from the patient was completely identical to the strain isolated from the domestic cat. As there is a rise in the pet‐keeping population, an increase in zoonoses is to be expected. It is necessary to be carefully informed of hygiene rules in keeping pets because a pet may transmit zoonoses, even on casual contact.