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A rare cause of peritoneal dialysis-related peritonitis: Haemophilus influenzae

Periton diyalizi ile ilişkili peritonitin nadir bir etkeni: Haemophilus influenzae

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In conclusion, H.influenzae should be kept in mind as a cause of peritonitis in CAPD patients even though it is an unusual agent and the infection may be successfully treated with intraperitoneal antibiotics without removal of peritoneal dialysis catheter.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Haemophilus influenzae is a rarely reported cause of peritonitis in chronic ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) patients.
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Key Findings & Data:In this report, a peritonitis case due to H.influenzae in a 32-years-old female patient with end-stage fenal failure receiving CAPD for 7 years, has been reported.
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Conclusion & Impact:In conclusion, H.influenzae should be kept in mind as a cause of peritonitis in CAPD patients even though it is an unusual agent and the infection may be successfully treated with intraperitoneal antibiotics without removal of peritoneal dialysis catheter.
🔬Design:Research Article
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⚙️Variables:Böbrek yetmezliği · kronik · İnfüzyonlar

Abstract

Haemophilus influenzae is a rarely reported cause of peritonitis in chronic ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) patients. In this report, a peritonitis case due to H.influenzae in a 32-years-old female patient with end-stage fenal failure receiving CAPD for 7 years, has been reported. The patient was admitted to our clinic with the complaints of nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, and cloudy dialysate.She had diffuse abdominal tenderness, however, other systems and peritoneal catheter exit site were found to be normal in physical examination. White blood cell (WBC) count in peritoneal fluid was 1.500/mm3 with 90% neutrophils. Cram stain of the peritoneal fluid yielded moderate number of polymorphonuclear leucocytes but no microorganism. Empirical antibiotic therapy with vancomycin and amikacin was initiated intraperitoneally. Peritoneal fluid and blood cultures were performed using BacT/ALERT® (bioMerieux, NC, USA) blood culture system. Although no growth was detected in the blood sample at the end of the 5 days, growth was observed in the peritoneal sample within 48 hours Cram staining of the positive bottle revealed gram-negative coccobacilli. At the end of an overnight incubation period, the colonies, which grew on chocolate agar, were identified as H.influenzae by using API NH system (bioMerieux, NC, USA). The isolate was found to be beta-lactamase-negative. The antibiotic regimen was switched to cephazoline 2 g/day intraperitoneally. The patient rapidly recovered and the WBC count of the peritoneal effluent decreased to 70/mm3. The therapy was continued for 21 days and she was discharged. The peritoneal catheter was not removed. During 7 months after the therapy, peritonitis did not recur. In conclusion, H.influenzae should be kept in mind as a cause of peritonitis in CAPD patients even though it is an unusual agent and the infection may be successfully treated with intraperitoneal antibiotics without removal of peritoneal dialysis catheter.

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Haemophilus influenzae, sürekli ayaktan periton diyalizi (SAPD) uygulanan hastalarda son derece nadir olarak bildirilen bir peritonit etkenidir. Bu raporda, son dönem böbrek hastalığı nedeniyle 7 yıldır SAPD uygulanan 32 yaşındaki kadın hastada gelişen bir H.influenzae peritoniti olgusu sunulmaktadır. Kliniğimize bulantı-kusma, karın ağrısı ve bulanık diyalizat yakınmalarıyla başvuran hastanın fizik muayenesinde batında yaygın hassasiyet saptanmıştır. Diğer muayene bulguları ve kateter çıkış yeri normal olan hastanın periton sıvısında beyaz küre sayısı 1500/mm3 (%90'ı nötrofil) olarak bulunmuş, Gram yaymada orta sayıda polimorfonükleer lökosit görülmüş ancak mikroorganizma saptanmamıştır. Hastaya ampirik olarak intraperitoneal vankomisin ve amikasin tedavisi başlanmıştır. Periton sıvısı ve kan kültürleri BacT/ALERT® (bioMerieux, NC, ABD) sistemi kullanılarak yapılmış; kan kültürlerinde üreme saptanmazken periton sıvısı kültüründen 48 saat içinde üreme sinyali alınmıştır. Kültürden yapılan Gram boyamada gram- negatif kokobasiller görülmüş ve bir gecelik inkübasyon sonrasında çikolata besiyerinde üreyen koloniler API NH (bioMerieux, NC, USA) sistemi ile H.influenzae olarak tanımlanmıştır. Izolatın beta-lakta-maz negatif olduğu saptanmış ve ampirik tedavi kesilerek intraperitoneal sefazolin tedavisine geçilmiştir. Hastanın klinik durumu hızla düzelmiş ve periton sıvısında beyaz küre sayısının 70/mm3/e gerilediği gözlenmiştir. Hasta, uygulanan tedavi 21 güne tamamlandıktan sonra peritoneal kateter çekilmeden taburcu edilmiştir. Tedaviden sonraki takibi boyunca 7 aylık sürede peritonit nüksü olmamıştır. Sonuç olarak, SAPD uygulanan hastalarda H.influenzae'fun nadiren de olsa peritonit nedeni olabileceği akılda tutulmalı ve peritoneal kateter çekilmeksizin intraperitoneal antibiyotik tedavisi uygulanmalıdır.

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ÜNAL, A., RENDERS, D. P., SİPAHİOĞLU, M. H., KAVUNCUOĞLU, F., TOKGÖZ, B., OYMAK, O., UTAŞ, C. (2009). A rare cause of peritoneal dialysis-related peritonitis: Haemophilus influenzae. Mikrobiyoloji Bülteni, Cilt: 43 - Sayı: 3, 477–480. https://ajindex.com/articles/299850

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