title: Outcome of an opportunistic infection after polymicrobial peritonitis in an HIV-infected patient treated with peritoneal dialysis.
abstract: The prevalence of human immuodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients with end stage renal disease (ESRD) is likely to increase and many of them will be on peritoneal dialysis as renal replacement therapy. Infectious complications are a major problem associated with peritoneal dialysis (PD). It has been speculated that the HIV-positive peritoneal dialysis population may develop peritonitis more frequently than other peritoneal dialysis patients. We present the complications and unexpected good response to medical management of PD-associated peritonitis in a young HIV-infected black male. He had two unusual and serious infections; the first was a polymicrobial peritonitis which predisposed the patient to an unusual infection caused by Corynebacteria JK for which he was successfully treated without catheter removal.
authors.affiliation: Division of Renal Diseases & Hypertension, Department of Medicine, The George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, DC 20037, USA.
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Varela
authors.forename: S Q
authors.initials: SQ
authors.lastname: Lew
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Whyte
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Bosch
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D001202:Ascitic Fluid / Q000382:microbiology*; D001419:Bacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D010531:Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Ambulatory / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents