title: Tsukamurella peritonitis associated with continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis.
abstract: A case of Tsukamurella peritonitis associated with peritoneal dialysis in a 23-year-old woman is described. The organism was difficult to identify and was mistaken for Corynebacterium and atypical mycobacteria. Despite prolonged, multidrug, antimicrobial therapy with conventional antibiotics including vancomycin, ciprofloxacin, rifampin, gentamicin and ceftazidime, catheter removal was required to successfully treat peritonitis. Human infection due to this organism is rare and has been previously reported in only 13 cases, 1 of which was peritonitis. We describe here the second case of Tsukamurella peritonitis associated with peritoneal dialysis.
authors.affiliation: Division of Nephrology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston 29425, USA. shaeraj@musc.edu
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Shaer
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Gadegbeku
mesh_terms: D000192:Actinomycetales / Q000187:drug effects; D000193:Actinomycetales Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D010531:Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Ambulatory / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology