title: Pets or pest: peritoneal dialysis-related peritonitis due to Pasteurella multocida.
abstract: Pasteurella multocida is a Gram-negative bacteria found in the oropharynx of many domestic animals. P. multocida can cause a variety of human infections, but it remains a rare cause of peritoneal dialysis-related peritonitis. We describe a severe case of peritoneal dialysis-related peritonitis due to P. multocida infection caused by close contact with a cat.
authors.affiliation: Four Corners Nephrology Associates, Farmington, New Mexico 87401, USA. hrondon@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Helbert
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Rondon-Berrios
authors.forename: Giraldina J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Trevejo-Nunez
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D000829:Animals, Domestic / Q000382:microbiology*; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002353:Carrier State / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D002415:Cats; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010326:Pasteurella Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000635:transmission; D016979:Pasteurella multocida / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D010530:Peritoneal Dialysis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents