A cluster of rapidly growing mycobacterial peritoneal dialysis catheter exit-site infections

Am J Kidney Dis. 2007 Jul;50(1):e1-5. doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2007.04.017.

Abstract

In this case series, a cluster of 5 consecutive peritoneal dialysis patients with atypical mycobacterial exit-site infections in a single center within 20 months are described. Clinical features, treatment, and outcomes are discussed. Most patients had been treated with prolonged systemic antibiotic therapy for recurrent bacterial exit-site infections in the preceding months, and all had used topical gentamicin ointment for exit-site infection treatment or prophylaxis. It is postulated that this might have predisposed them to atypical mycobacterial exit-site infection as a result of selection pressure on uncommon organisms.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Catheters, Indwelling / adverse effects
  • Catheters, Indwelling / microbiology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / etiology*
  • Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / microbiology
  • Mycobacterium chelonae / isolation & purification*
  • Mycobacterium fortuitum / isolation & purification*
  • Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Ambulatory / adverse effects*