Listeria peritonitis in a patient on hemodialysis for end‐stage renal disease secondary to lupus nephritis—a case report

Key Clinical Message Patients with a recent history of peritoneal dialysis catheter removal in the setting of immunosuppression should be monitored for rare Listeria bacterial peritonitis. This infection should be managed with ampicillin and gentamicin. Abstract There are scattered reports to date o...

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Main Authors: Victor Frederick Cox, Alejandro Perez‐Albela, Michael Ramirez, Ryan Commins
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2023-09-01
Series:Clinical Case Reports
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.7938
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Summary:Key Clinical Message Patients with a recent history of peritoneal dialysis catheter removal in the setting of immunosuppression should be monitored for rare Listeria bacterial peritonitis. This infection should be managed with ampicillin and gentamicin. Abstract There are scattered reports to date of patients with peritonitis caused by Listeria monocytogenes. Listeria peritonitis is more commonly reported in patients with cirrhosis and those receiving peritoneal dialysis. We present a case of L. monocytogenes peritonitis in a patient with end‐stage renal disease due to lupus nephritis actively on hemodialysis months after peritoneal dialysis catheter removal.
ISSN:2050-0904