title: Successful Treatment of Peritoneal Dialysis Catheter-Related Polymicrobial Peritonitis Involving Clostridium difficile.
abstract: Clostridium difficile is one of the most common nosocomial pathogens and the cause of pseudomembranous colitis in cases of prior antimicrobial exposure. Extraintestinal manifestations of C. difficile are uncommon and rarely reported. We report the first successfully treated case of catheter-related C. difficile peritonitis in a patient undergoing peritoneal dialysis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, Hoftstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine, Manhasset, New York, USA sbharti@nshs.edu.
authors.forename: Sheena
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bharti
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, Hoftstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine, Manhasset, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Prashant
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Malhotra
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Hoftstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine, Manhasset, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Stefan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Juretschko
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D055499:Catheter-Related Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*; D016360:Clostridioides difficile / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D060085:Coinfection / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010530:Peritoneal Dialysis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents