title: Fatal peritonitis due to group B beta-hemolytic streptococcus in a patient receiving chronic ambulatory peritoneal dialysis.
abstract: Peritonitis in continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) patients is rarely caused by group B beta-hemolytic streptococcus species. We describe a 52-year-old man with chronic glomerulonephritis who developed a fatal peritonitis due to streptococcus group B in the absence of predisposing factors such as diabetes mellitus, malignancy, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, or liver disease. This report suggests that although beta-hemolytic streptococcus is a rare cause of peritonitis, the severity of the infection may be overwhelming and may rapidly lead to serious consequences and death.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY.
authors.forename: S I
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Borra
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chandarana
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kleinfeld
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010531:Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Ambulatory / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology; D013292:Streptococcus agalactiae / Q000302:isolation & purification