title: Peritoneal dialysis-associated peritonitis of zoonotic origin, when minor gets major.
abstract: A 62-year-old patient with peritoneal dialysis (PD)-associated peritonitis is described. Identical strains of Pasteurella multocida and Streptococcus minor were cultured from the dialysate, and from the saliva of her recently adopted stray cat. Pasteurella is not often encountered as pathogen in PD-associated peritonitis, Streptococcus minor has never been cultured in human infection before. We emphasise the importance of hygiene in peritoneal dialysis and the need for testing pets when zoonotic pathogens are cultured.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
authors.forename: H F
authors.initials: HF
authors.lastname: Dresselaars
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Zwart
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Pettersson
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Rijnsburger
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Ho-dac-Pannekeet
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission; D002415:Cats; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010326:Pasteurella Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000635:transmission; D016979:Pasteurella multocida / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D010530:Peritoneal Dialysis; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D012463:Saliva / Q000382:microbiology; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000635:transmission; D013291:Streptococcus / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination / Q000008:administration & dosage; D015047:Zoonoses / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000635:transmission
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination