title: Listeria monocytogenes peritonitis associated with CAPD.
abstract: Listeria monocytogenes peritonitis developed in a 67-year-old man on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis following a catered luncheon. Alcoholic liver disease was a predisposing factor. L. monocytogenes multiplies at 4 degrees C. It is often present in imported soft cheese, less often in chicken and other refrigerated food. Listeria peritonitis has not been previously reported in Australia.
authors.affiliation: St George Hospital, Kogarah, NSW.
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Hart
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Reiss-Levy
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Trew
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007165:Immunosuppression Therapy; D008088:Listeriosis; D008297:Male; D010531:Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Ambulatory; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents