Relapsing Bacillus licheniformis peritonitis in a continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis patient.
Bacillus licheniformis is a rare pathogen in continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) peritonitis. Only one case of B. licheniformis peritonitis has been previously reported but relapsing peritonitis by same species has not been reported. A 31-year-old man undergoing CAPD was admitted to our hospital with diarrhoea and turbid peritoneal effluent. Although B. licheniformis was cultured at his previous admission, we did not consider the species as a pathogen. After the same species was cultured twice consecutively at the subsequent admission, we confirmed that B. licheniformis was a pathogen of CAPD peritonitis. After appropriate intraperitoneal antibiotics therapy, the patient improved. He is currently undergoing CAPD without catheter removal.
Park
Dong Jun
DJ
Department of Internal Medicine, Gyenongsang National University, Collge of Medicine, Jinju, South Korea.
Yun
Ji Chul
JC
Baek
Joo Eun
JE
Jung
Eun Young
EY
Lee
Dong Won
DW
Kim
Me-Ae
MA
Chang
Se-Ho
SH
D000328:Adult; D001407:Bacillus; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology*; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive; D012008:Recurrence