Bacteroides peritonitis associated with colon cancer in a continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis patient.
Peritonitis is not an uncommon complication of continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD). We report a case of Bacteroides fragilis-induced bacterial peritonitis, probably due to clinically occult malignancy, in a 76-year-old woman on CAPD.
Nachimuthu
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Department of Internal Medicine, Lutheran Medical Center and State University of New York Health Science Center, Brooklyn, USA.
Visconti
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EB
Pannone
J B
JB
Kaneb
G C
GC
Simonian
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H
Aung
Z
Z
Gopal
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L
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000150:complications*; D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001441:Bacteroides fragilis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D010531:Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Ambulatory / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents