Mycobacterium avium complex-associated peritonitis in a patient on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis.
Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD)-associated peritonitis remains a major cause of morbidity in the dialysis population. Typically, infection is caused by gram positive bacteria and treated with empiric antibiotics. A subset of patients, however, develop culture negative peritonitis and may be infected with fungal or mycobacterial organisms. We present a case of Mycobacterium avium complex-associated peritonitis in a HIV negative patient on CAPD. Our patient suffered from technique failure and died from unrelated causes before treatment could be completed.
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Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.
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D018023:HIV Seronegativity; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015270:Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare Infection / Q000209:etiology*; D010531:Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Ambulatory / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology