title: Coxsackievirus B1 peritonitis in a patient treated with continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis: a case report and brief review of the literature.
abstract: We report a case of viral peritonitis caused by coxsackievirus B1 in a 79-year-old male undergoing continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD), and review the English language literature. Clinicians should be aware of viral peritonitis in patients on CAPD presenting with a viral syndrome and mononuclear peritoneal dialysis effluent. Currently, viral diagnostic tests are available to confirm the diagnosis and avoid unnecessary treatment with antibiotics.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory Medicine, University Hospitals Leuven, Catholic University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium. steven.pauwels@uzleuven.be
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pauwels
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: De Moor
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Stas
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Magerman
authors.forename: I C
authors.initials: IC
authors.lastname: Gyssens
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Van Ranst
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cartuyvels
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003384:Coxsackievirus Infections / Q000209:etiology* / Q000821:virology; D029822:Enterovirus B, Human / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010531:Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Ambulatory / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000821:virology*