Relapsing peritonitis with Corynebacterium aquaticum in a boy receiving automated peritoneal dialysis

Fujinaga, Shuichiro; Ohtomo, Yoshiyuki; Hirano, Daishi; Nishizaki, Naoto; Someya, Tomonosuke; Ohtsuka, Yoshikazu; Kaneko, Kazunari; Shimizu, Toshiaki

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“…Most reports of corynebacterial infections describe single patients, and thus the characteristics of these infections are poorly defined (17,(21)(22)(23)(24)(25)(26). Certain articles highlight the pathogenicity of this bacterium as the primary causative agent of bacteremia in patients on dialysis and is not considered a simple episode of opportunistic infection (27)(28)(29)(30).…”

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Leifsonia aquatica: Case report and literature review

Carvalho¹,

Santos

Sant'Anna

et al. 2021

Mol Clin Oncol

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Non-diphtheria Corynebacterium species have been increasingly recognized as multidrug resistant pathogens that also infect immunocompromised patients. Automated and semi-automated phenotypic tests have been used by clinical laboratories for detection of these gram-positive rods. The present case report describes the rare pediatric case of L. aquatica isolated in central venous catheter blood cultures during chemotherapy treatment for Wilms tumor and adds to the knowledge on this infection with regard to pediatric cancer. The clinical aspects of this patient and opportunities for improving treatment were reviewed. Additionally, a review of the literature revealed no other case report involving cancer and a pediatric patient with documented L. aquatica bacteremia. Corynebacterial infections are considered uncommon, but in recent decades' reports on infection with bacterium are increasing in frequency, particularly in nosocomial immunocompromised patients.

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Leifsonia aquatica: Case report and literature review

Carvalho¹,

Santos

Sant'Anna

et al. 2021

Mol Clin Oncol

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“…Bacteremia: patients on hemodialysis 10 [1,2,3] Bacteremia: after retinal detachment surgery 1 [9] Bacteremia: patient on total parental nutrition 1 [4] Bacteremia: patient with chronic myeloid leukemia 1 [10] Peritonitis: in peritoneal dialysis patients 2 [11,12] Infected prosthetic hip joints: (46 bacterial isolates by 16S rRNA gene sequencing for only 10 prosthetic joints) as detailed below [8] Leifsonia aquatica 20…”

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Leifsonia Species Bacteremia in a Hemodialysis Patient: A Difficult-to-Identify Organism

AlSardi

Radwan

Itbaileh

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Cureus

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Acute peritonitis due to Corynebacterium ulcerans in a patient receiving continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis: a case report and literature review

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A 55-year-old Japanese woman receiving continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) was admitted to our service with abdominal pain and cloudy peritoneal fluid. Laboratory data revealed a white blood cell count of 7.20 × 10(9 )cells/L, hemoglobin 9.8 g/dl, hematocrit 29.0%, platelet count 284 × 10(9 )cells/L, and C-reactive protein (CRP) 0.109 g/L. Peritoneal fluid white blood cell count of 2,000 cells/µl suggested acute peritonitis. An empiric trial of cefazolin and ceftazidime, subsequently switched to meropenem, vancomycin, minocycline, and amikacin, did not improve the patient's symptoms. The peritoneal fluid collected before initiation of antibiotic therapy grew Corynebacterium ulcerans. Ampicillin/sulbactam was started based on the culture and sensitivity data. On hospital day 8, the CAPD catheter was removed due to no clinical improvement and persistently increased levels of CRP to 0.0174 g/L. A 14-day course of ampicillin/sulbactam improved her clinical condition and laboratory data. Microbiological analysis revealed that C. ulcerans isolated from this patient did not produce diphtheria toxin. C. ulcerans was not isolated from her dog's oral and nasal cavities during a search for the route of her infection. We recommend that in patients with peritoneal dialysis, special attention should be paid to Corynebacterium peritonitis, especially due to C. ulcerans, which may produce diphtheria toxin, be resistant to multiple antibiotics, and frequently become recurrent.

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Relapsing peritonitis with Corynebacterium aquaticum in a boy receiving automated peritoneal dialysis

Cited by 9 publications

References 8 publications

Leifsonia aquatica: Case report and literature review

Leifsonia aquatica: Case report and literature review

Leifsonia Species Bacteremia in a Hemodialysis Patient: A Difficult-to-Identify Organism

Acute peritonitis due to Corynebacterium ulcerans in a patient receiving continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis: a case report and literature review

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