title: Peritonitis due to Burkholderia gladioli.
abstract: We report a case of continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD)-related peritonitis. Burkholderia gladioli, as a plant pathogen, were cultured from peritoneal effluent. Peritonitis healed after intraperitoneal cefazolin and gentamicin. This case indicated that CAPD effluent may be contaminated by B. gladioli, causing CAPD-related peritonitis. On the other hand, it can be successfully treated with intraperitoneal antimicrobials without removal of the Tenckhoff catheter.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology, The First Affilliated Hospital to Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun City, Jilin Province, China. Electronic address: tyq1229@yahoo.com.cn.
authors.forename: YanQing
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tong
authors.forename: LiLi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Dou
authors.forename: ChuFeng
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D019121:Burkholderia Infections / Q000473:pathology*; D042725:Burkholderia gladioli / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010531:Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Ambulatory / Q000009:adverse effects; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000382:microbiology*
keywords: Burkholderia gladioli; Catheter; Peritoneal dialysis