Neisseria sicca peritonitis in a patient maintained on chronic peritoneal dialysis

Pediatr Nephrol. 1994 Oct;8(5):601-2. doi: 10.1007/BF00858142.

Abstract

Neisseria sicca, previously classified as a "nonpathogenic" organism, has now been recognized as a cause of many infections, including endocarditis and meningitis. However, it has not been reported as a cause of peritonitis. We present a case of documented N. sicca peritonitis immediately following an episode of Staphylococcus aureus peritonitis in a pediatric chronic peritoneal dialysis (CPD) patient. N. sicca should be considered as a possible pathogen in CPD-associated peritonitis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Child, Preschool
  • Dialysis Solutions
  • Humans
  • Kidney Failure, Chronic / therapy
  • Neisseria / isolation & purification
  • Neisseriaceae Infections / drug therapy
  • Neisseriaceae Infections / etiology*
  • Peritoneal Dialysis / adverse effects*
  • Peritonitis / drug therapy
  • Peritonitis / microbiology*

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Dialysis Solutions