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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF KIDNEY DISEASES
Volume 46, Issue 5, Pages E87-E90Publisher
W B SAUNDERS CO
DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2005.08.016
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continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD); peritonitis; Vibrio vulnificus; contamination; seafood; iron
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Vibrio vulnificus is a marine bacterium and opportunistic human pathogen. Associated infections have contributed to the majority of seafood-related deaths In the United States. In patients with such predisposed clinical conditions as chronic liver disease, Immunocompromised state, and end-stage renal disease, this organism has been associated with the development of life-threatening primary septicemia and severe wound infection. However, continuous ambulatory peritonitis dialysis (CAPD)-related peritonitis caused by V vulnificus has not been reported. We describe a patient receiving CAPD who developed peritonitis caused by V vulnificus after handling seafood. This case highlights the Importance of strict aseptic technique during CAPD exchanges and calls for an effort in educating our dialysis patients on precautions about seafood handling.
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