Elizabethkingia meningoseptica: An Uncommon Cause of Peritonitis In Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis: A Case Report and Review of Literature

Saudi J Kidney Dis Transpl. 2021 May-Jun;32(3):855-860. doi: 10.4103/1319-2442.336783.

Abstract

Peritonitis is a major complication of peritoneal dialysis (PD) and due to its gravity, it remains the primary reason to switch from PD to hemodialysis. Elizabethkingia meningoseptica, a non-fermentative Gram-negative bacillus, is rarely encountered as a pathogen causing peritonitis in adults. We present here a case report of an acquired infection with this organism in adult on PD. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of infection with this organism in a continuous ambulatory PD patient in Tunisia.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Flavobacteriaceae / isolation & purification*
  • Flavobacteriaceae Infections / diagnosis*
  • Flavobacteriaceae Infections / drug therapy
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Ambulatory / adverse effects*
  • Peritonitis / diagnosis*
  • Peritonitis / microbiology
  • Tunisia