Recurrent peritoneal dialysis-related peritonitis caused by Microbacterium resistens

Emmanuelle Gallois; Thomas Lamy; Marguerite Fines-Guyon; Thierry Lobbedez; Vincent Cattoir

doi:10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2013.10.021

Recurrent peritoneal dialysis-related peritonitis caused by Microbacterium resistens

Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2014 May;79(1):111-3. doi: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2013.10.021. Epub 2013 Nov 7.

Authors

Emmanuelle Gallois¹, Thomas Lamy², Marguerite Fines-Guyon¹, Thierry Lobbedez², Vincent Cattoir³

Affiliations

¹ CHU de Caen, Service de Microbiologie, F-14033 Caen, France.
² CHU de Caen, Service de Néphrologie, F-14033 Caen, France.
³ CHU de Caen, Service de Microbiologie, F-14033 Caen, France. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 24637101
DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2013.10.021

Abstract

We report a case of a recurrent peritonitis due to Microbacterium resistens in a 71-year-old male patient undergoing peritoneal dialysis (PD). Importantly, this Gram-positive rod was intrinsically resistant to cephalosporins and vancomycin, classically used in PD-related peritonitis treatment. His infection resolved after several weeks of appropriate therapy (amoxicillin plus gentamicin) and PD catheter removal.

Keywords: M. resistens; PDRP; Vancomycin resistance.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Actinomycetales / genetics
Actinomycetales / isolation & purification*
Actinomycetales Infections / etiology*
Aged
Humans
Male
Peritoneal Dialysis / adverse effects*
Peritonitis / etiology*
Peritonitis / microbiology*
Recurrence