An unusual case of unresolving tunnel infection in a patient on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis.
Indian J Med Microbiol
; 36(4): 600-602, 2018.
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| ID: mdl-30880716
ABSTRACT
Atypical mycobacteria remain a rare cause of peritoneal dialysis catheter-related tunnel infection (TI) and poses serious risk because of the resistant nature to most antibiotic therapy. Non-tubercular mycobacterial infections lead to chronicity requiring peritoneal dialysis catheter removal. We report an 82-year-old male, with diabetic nephropathy who had a coinfection with Staphylococcus hominis and Mycobacterium abscessus who presented with pus discharge at exit site and TI. He was treated with relocation of the extraperitoneal part of the catheter with a new exit site without catheter removal and multidrug mycobacterial therapy.
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Collection:
01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Staphylococcal Infections
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Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Ambulatory
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Staphylococcus hominis
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Catheter-Related Infections
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Coinfection
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Mycobacterium abscessus
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Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous
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Aged80
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Humans
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Male
Language:
En
Journal:
Indian J Med Microbiol
Journal subject:
MICROBIOLOGIA
Year:
2018
Document type:
Article
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