title: Pasteurella multocida in peritoneal dialysis: a rare cause of peritonitis associated with exposure to domestic cats.
abstract: Pasteurella multocida is a rare cause of peritonitis in peritoneal dialysis patients with only 10 cases reported in the literature so far. All cases were observed in patients with close contact with cats, usually with a direct puncture of the dialysis tubing. We report a case of Pasteurella multocida peritonitis in a patient maintained under continuous cycling peritoneal dialysis (CCPD), who had frequent and close contact with cats. Patients should be made aware of this potential complication and advised to keep domestic animals away from the location of their peritoneal exchanges.
authors.affiliation: Dpt of Nephrology, Cliniques Universitaires St Luc, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kanaan
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gavage
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Janssens
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Avesani
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gigi
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Goffin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D000829:Animals, Domestic / Q000382:microbiology; D002415:Cats / Q000382:microbiology; D004781:Environmental Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010326:Pasteurella Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D016979:Pasteurella multocida; D010531:Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Ambulatory / Q000662:veterinary*; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000382:microbiology