Pasteurella multocida peritonitis in patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis.
A 12-year-old girl on peritoneal dialysis developed sub-clinical peritonitis due to Pasteurella multocida, following puncture of her dialysis tubing by a domestic cat. Only four other similar cases of P. multocida peritonitis have been reported in adults. This unusual form of peritonitis could be easily prevented by not allowing domestic animals to come into contact with dialysis tubings in patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis.
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Department of Pediatric Medicine, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City 84132, USA.
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005839:Gentamicins / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005923:Glomerulosclerosis, Focal Segmental / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D007274:Injections, Intraperitoneal; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D009404:Nephrotic Syndrome / Q000150:complications; D010326:Pasteurella Infections / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D016979:Pasteurella multocida; D010530:Peritoneal Dialysis; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D005839:Gentamicins