title: Two cases of continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis-associated peritonitis due to Plesiomonas shigelloides.
abstract: We describe herein the first two cases of Plesiomonas shigelloides continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis-related peritonitis. Both patients presented with abdominal pain and turbid dialysis effluent with or without fever. Both recovered after 10 days of intraperitoneal administration of cefazolin and tobramycin. The route of transmission may have been direct contamination of the connection device or bacterial translocation through the gastrointestinal tract.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, The University of Hong Kong, University Pathology Building, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong.
authors.forename: Patrick C Y
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Woo
authors.forename: Susanna K P
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Lau
authors.forename: Samson S Y
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: Kwok-Yung
authors.initials: KY
authors.lastname: Yuen
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D044466:Asian People; D002681:China; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010531:Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Ambulatory / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D016981:Plesiomonas / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents