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Shewanella algae Peritonitis in Patients on Peritoneal Dialysis

Shanmuganathan M 1 , Goh BL 1 , Lim C 2 , NorFadhlina Z 3 , Fairol I 1

Affiliations 

  • 1 Nephrology Department Hospital Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
  • 2 Nephrology Unit, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia [email protected]
  • 3 Nephrology Unit, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia
Perit Dial Int, 2016 9 24;36(5):574-5.
PMID: 27659933 DOI: 10.3747/pdi.2015.00287

Abstract

Patients with peritonitis present with abdominal pain, diarrhea, fever, and turbid peritoneal dialysis (PD) fluid. Shewanella algae peritonitis has not yet been reported in PD patients in the literature. We present the first 2 cases of Shewanella algae peritonitis in PD patients. Mupirocin cream is applied on the exit site as prophylactic antibiotic therapy.

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