title: Brucella peritonitis in a patient on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis with acute brucellosis.
abstract: Peritonitis is an uncommon complication of brucellosis. Brucella peritonitis in chronic ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) patients has not been reported before. A male patient is presented with peritonitis caused by Brucella melitensis who was on CAPD. The source of infection was thought to be unpasteurized, unsalted cheese eaten a month before the onset of symptoms. At the beginning, antibiotic therapy with doxycyline and rifampicin led to a rapid clinical improvement, with disappearance of the organism in the peritoneal fluid. However, peritonitis relapsed after discontinuation of antimicrobial therapy. Successful management required a combination of medical therapy and removal of the Tenckhoff catheter.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology, Erciyes University Faculty of Medicine, Kayseri, Turkey. hulyataskapan@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Hulya
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Taskapan
authors.forename: Oktay
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Oymak
authors.forename: Bülent
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sümerkan
authors.forename: Bülent
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Tokgoz
authors.forename: Cengiz
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Utas
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002006:Brucellosis / Q000150:complications*; D004318:Doxycycline / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010531:Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Ambulatory; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000209:etiology*; D012293:Rifampin / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004318:Doxycycline; D012293:Rifampin