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Acta Clinica Belgica
International Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Medicine
Volume 57, 2002 - Issue 5
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PASTEURELLA MULTOCIDA IN PERITONEAL DIALYSIS: A RARE CAUSE OF PERITONITIS ASSOCIATED WITH EXPOSURE TO DOMESTIC CATS

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Pages 254-256 | Published online: 09 Jan 2014
 

Abstract

Pasteurella multocida is a rare cause of peritonitis in peritoneal dialysis patients with only 10 cases reported in the literature so far. All cases were observed in patients with close contact with cats, usually with a direct puncture of the dialysis tubing. We report a case of Pasteurella multocida peritonitis in a patient maintained under continuous cycling peritoneal dialysis (CCPD), who had frequent and close contact with cats. Patients should be made aware of this potential complication and advised to keep domestic animals away from the location of their peritoneal exchanges.

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