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Pinedo S, Bos AJ, Siegert CE. Relapsing Bacillus cereus Peritonitis in Two Patients on Peritoneal Dialysis. Perit Dial Int 2020. [DOI: 10.1177/089686080202200323] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Sabine Pinedo
- Departments of Internal Medicine and Microbiology St. Lucas Andreas Hospital Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Departments of Internal Medicine and Microbiology St. Lucas Andreas Hospital Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Departments of Internal Medicine and Microbiology St. Lucas Andreas Hospital Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Ryoo N, Chun H, Jeon D, Kim J, Park S. Bacillus licheniformis Peritonitis in a CAPD Patient. Perit Dial Int 2020. [DOI: 10.1177/089686080102100122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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- N.H. Ryoo
- Dongsan Medical Center 194 Dongsan Dong Taegu, Korea
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- Dongsan Medical Center 194 Dongsan Dong Taegu, Korea
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- Dongsan Medical Center 194 Dongsan Dong Taegu, Korea
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- Dongsan Medical Center 194 Dongsan Dong Taegu, Korea
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- Department of Clinical Pathology Department of Internal Medicine Dongsan Medical Center 194 Dongsan Dong Taegu, Korea
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Ruiz SR, Reyes GM, Campos CT, Jimenez VL, Rojas RT, de la Fuente CG, Esteve AA. RelapsingBacillus cereusPeritonitis During Automated Peritoneal Dialysis. Perit Dial Int 2020. [DOI: 10.1177/089686080602600520] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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- S. Ros Ruiz
- Nephrology, Carlos Haya Hospital Malaga, Spain
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Berry N, Hassan I, Majumdar S, Vardhan A, McEwen A, Gokal R. Bacillus Circulans Peritonitis in a Patient Treated with CAPD. Perit Dial Int 2020. [DOI: 10.1177/089686080402400517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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- N. Berry
- Department of Microbiology, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Oxford Road Manchester, M13 9WL, United Kingdom
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- Department of Microbiology, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Oxford Road Manchester, M13 9WL, United Kingdom
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- Department of Microbiology, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Oxford Road Manchester, M13 9WL, United Kingdom
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- Manchester Institute of Nephrology & Transplantation Manchester Royal Infirmary, Oxford Road Manchester, M13 9WL, United Kingdom
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- Department of Microbiology, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Oxford Road Manchester, M13 9WL, United Kingdom
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- Manchester Institute of Nephrology & Transplantation Manchester Royal Infirmary, Oxford Road Manchester, M13 9WL, United Kingdom
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Monteverde M, Sojo E, Grosman M, Hernandez C, Delgado N. RelapsingBacillus cereusPeritonitis in a Pediatric Patient on Chronic Peritoneal Dialysis. Perit Dial Int 2020. [DOI: 10.1177/089686080602600618] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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- M.L. Monteverde
- Service of Nephrology Hospital Garrahan Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Service of Nephrology Hospital Garrahan Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Service of Nephrology Hospital Garrahan Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Service of Nephrology Hospital Garrahan Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Service of Bacteriology Hospital Garrahan Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Service of Nephrology Hospital Garrahan Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Magnussen ET, Vang AG, á Steig T, Gaini S. Relapsing peritonitis with Bacillus cereus in a patient on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis. BMJ Case Rep 2016; 2016:bcr-2015-212619. [PMID: 27118739 DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2015-212619] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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We present a case where Bacillus cereus was determined to be the causative agent of relapsing peritonitis in a patient on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD). The patient, a 70-year-old man from the Faroe Islands, was admitted with relapsing peritonitis four times over a 3-month period. Peritoneal cultures were positive for growth of B. cereus, a rare bacterial cause of peritonitis. The cultures demonstrated susceptibility to vancomycin, and therefore the patient was treated with intraperitoneal vancomycin, intraperitoneal gentamycin and oral ciprofloxacin. As a result of the relapsing B. cereus peritonitis diagnosis and a CT scan showing contraction of the peritoneum after longstanding inflammation, the peritoneal catheter was removed and the patient converted to haemodialysis. To date, the patient has not been readmitted due to peritonitis. A lack of proper hygiene when changing the dialysis bag was the suspected source of infection with B. cereus.
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- Department of Diagnostic Medicine, National Hospital Faroe Islands, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands
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- Medical Department, National Hospital Faroe Islands, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands
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- Medical Department, Infectious Diseases Division, National Hospital Faroe Islands, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands Department Infectious Diseases, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark Faculty of Science and Technology, University of the Faroe Islands, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands
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Bhattacharyya S, Ansari MAA, Sarfraz A, Jaiswal N, Singh S. Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP) caused by Bacillus Cereus in an Alcoholic Patient: Case Report and Review of Literature. J Clin Diagn Res 2015; 9:DD03-4. [PMID: 25859458 DOI: 10.7860/jcdr/2015/11584.5609] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2014] [Accepted: 01/18/2015] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is infection of peritoneal covering of the abdomen caused by bacteria, without any known etiology. Common known predisposing factors are cirrhosis of liver and old age among others. Bacillus cereus is an uncommon cause of SBP and often wrongly interpreted as a contaminant. We hereby report a case of peritonitis in chronic alcoholic, elderly male patient presenting in the outpatient department. Bacillus cereus is often regarded as contaminant but must be carefully identified and correlated clinically in case of isolation from peritoneal fluid.
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- Sayan Bhattacharyya
- Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences , Patna, India
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- Senior Resident, Department of Microbiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences , Patna, India
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- Demonstrator, Department of Microbiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences , Patna, India
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- Senior Resident, Department of General Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences , Patna, India
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Spiliopoulou A, Papachristou E, Foka A, Kolonitsiou F, Anastassiou ED, Goumenos DS, Spiliopoulou I. Relapsing Bacillus cereus peritonitis in a patient treated with continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis. JMM Case Rep 2014; 1:e003400. [PMID: 28663812 PMCID: PMC5415935 DOI: 10.1099/jmmcr.0.003400] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2014] [Accepted: 10/22/2014] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Introduction: Peritonitis is a severe complication of peritoneal dialysis (PD) due to associated morbidity and mortality. Although Bacillus cereus is mostly considered as a contaminant, its role as a causative agent in a few cases of PD peritonitis has been documented. Peritonitis due to B. cereus has been associated with high rates of catheter removal and resistance to beta-lactam antibiotics. Case presentation: A case of relapsing peritonitis caused by B. cereus in a 69-year-old man with end-stage renal disease on continuous ambulatory PD for 3 years is described. B. cereus was recovered from the patient’s peritoneal fluid and was identified by phenotypic and molecular methods. The patient was treated, according to the susceptibility test, with tobramycin for 14 days. Cultures became sterile and the patient was discharged from hospital. Three days after discharge, the patient reported recurrence of abdominal pain and a new antibiotic regimen based on the previous culture results was initiated consisting of vancomycin and ciprofloxacin. The presence of B. cereus in the peritoneal fluid was confirmed, whereas repeated cultures for the next 15 days were positive. All B. cereus isolates produced biofilm. On day 16, the PD catheter was removed and the patient was transferred to haemodialysis. A review of previously reported cases is also presented. Conclusion: Since peritonitis is the most common cause of transition to haemodialysis, isolation of B. cereus from PD patients, even though rare, should not be considered as a contaminant. An appropriate antibiotic regimen and, whenever necessary, catheter removal should be applied.
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- Department of Nephrology and Kidney Transplantation, School of Medicine, University of Patras, Patras, Greece
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- Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, University of Patras, Patras, Greece
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- Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, University of Patras, Patras, Greece
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- Department of Nephrology and Kidney Transplantation, School of Medicine, University of Patras, Patras, Greece
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- Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, University of Patras, Patras, Greece
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We present what we believe is the first case of Brevibacillus (Bacillus) brevis peritonitis in a patient with hepatocellular carcinoma, possibly caused by the ingestion of fermented foods containing B. brevis spores. This case also demonstrates a pattern of antibiotic susceptibility with differing in vitro and in vivo bactericidal efficacy.
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Park DJ, Yun JC, Baek JE, Jung EY, Lee DW, Kim MA, Chang SH. Relapsing Bacillus licheniformis peritonitis in a continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis patient. Nephrology (Carlton) 2006; 11:21-2. [PMID: 16509927 DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1797.2006.00539.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Bacillus licheniformis is a rare pathogen in continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) peritonitis. Only one case of B. licheniformis peritonitis has been previously reported but relapsing peritonitis by same species has not been reported. A 31-year-old man undergoing CAPD was admitted to our hospital with diarrhoea and turbid peritoneal effluent. Although B. licheniformis was cultured at his previous admission, we did not consider the species as a pathogen. After the same species was cultured twice consecutively at the subsequent admission, we confirmed that B. licheniformis was a pathogen of CAPD peritonitis. After appropriate intraperitoneal antibiotics therapy, the patient improved. He is currently undergoing CAPD without catheter removal.
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- Dong Jun Park
- Department of Internal Medicine, Gyenongsang National University, Collge of Medicine, Jinju, South Korea
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