Peritoneal dialysis-associated peritonitis of zoonotic origin, when minor gets major

H F Dresselaars; B Zwart; A M Pettersson; M C Rijnsburger; M M Ho-dac-Pannekeet

Peritoneal dialysis-associated peritonitis of zoonotic origin, when minor gets major

Neth J Med. 2014 Dec;72(10):551-3.

Authors

H F Dresselaars¹, B Zwart, A M Pettersson, M C Rijnsburger, M M Ho-dac-Pannekeet

Affiliation

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

PMID: 26219763

Abstract

A 62-year-old patient with peritoneal dialysis (PD)-associated peritonitis is described. Identical strains of Pasteurella multocida and Streptococcus minor were cultured from the dialysate, and from the saliva of her recently adopted stray cat. Pasteurella is not often encountered as pathogen in PD-associated peritonitis, Streptococcus minor has never been cultured in human infection before. We emphasise the importance of hygiene in peritoneal dialysis and the need for testing pets when zoonotic pathogens are cultured.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Animals
Anti-Bacterial Agents / administration & dosage
Cat Diseases / microbiology
Cat Diseases / transmission
Cats
Female
Humans
Middle Aged
Pasteurella Infections / drug therapy
Pasteurella Infections / microbiology*
Pasteurella Infections / transmission
Pasteurella multocida / isolation & purification*
Peritoneal Dialysis
Peritonitis / drug therapy
Peritonitis / microbiology*
Saliva / microbiology
Streptococcal Infections / drug therapy
Streptococcal Infections / microbiology*
Streptococcal Infections / transmission
Streptococcus / classification*
Streptococcus / isolation & purification
Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination / administration & dosage
Zoonoses / microbiology*
Zoonoses / transmission

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination