Open AccessSevere peritonitis caused by Citrobacter freundii and successful treatment with double antibiotic coverage
Author(s) -
A. K. Kataria,
Ehab Saad
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
indian journal of nephrology/indian journal of nephrology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.317
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 1998-3662
pISSN - 0971-4065
DOI - 10.4103/0971-4065.138702
Subject(s) - citrobacter freundii , medicine , providencia , citrobacter , peritonitis , microbiology and biotechnology , morganella morganii , enterobacter , peritoneal dialysis , antibiotics , chromobacterium violaceum , acinetobacter , enterobacteriaceae , bacteria , biofilm , biology , escherichia coli , biochemistry , quorum sensing , genetics , gene
Serratia, Pseudomonas/Providencia, indole-positive Proteus/Acinetobacter/Morganella, Citrobacter, Enterobacter and Hafnia group of organisms cause peritoneal dialysis (PD)-related peritonitis with high morbidity and mortality. Peritonitis caused by Citrobacter freundii is uncommon, and it may lead to catheter removal despite antimicrobial treatment. We describe a case of PD-related peritonitis caused by C. freundii, which was successfully treated with double antibiotic coverage.