Acinetobacter co-infection and coagulase-negative Staphylococcus: case report and literature review

Figures & data

TABLE 1.  The laboratory parameters of the patient at the time of hospital admission during the first and the recurrent peritonitis attacks

Parameter	First attack	Recurrent attack
Hemoglobin (g/L)	122.0	107.1
WBC (10^3/mm^3)	14.38	8.66
Aspartate aminotransferase (IU/L)	10	23
Alanine aminotransferase (IU/L)	5	8
Albumin (g/L)	21.3	22.0
High sensitive C-reactive protein (mg/dL)	12.5	27.2
Gram stain of PDE	Gram (+) cocci	Gram (+) cocci
Dialysate WBC count (/mm^3)	150	1500
Dialysate neutrophil %	80	95

Notes: WBC, white blood cell; PDE, peritoneal dialysis effluent.

TABLE 2.  The antimicrobial sensitivity patterns of the isolated microorganisms in the first and the recurrent attacks

	Coagulase-negative staphylococci		Acinetobacter species
Ticarcilllin/clavulanic acid	R	Amikacin	R
Amoxicillin/clavulanic acid	R	Ampicillin/sulbactam	PS
Cephazolin	R	Cefotaxime	R
Gentamycin	S	Ceftazidime	R
Trimethoprim/ sulphamethoxazole	S	Ceftriaxone	S
Vancomycin	S	Ciprofloxacin	R
Ofloxacin	S	Gentamycin	S
Ampicillin	R	Imipenem	S
Cefotaxime	R	Levofloxacin	S
Chloramphenicol	S	Meropenem	S
Ciprofloxacin	S	Tetracycline	PS
Penicillin G	R	Ticarcilllin/clavulanic acid	S
Teichoplanin	S	Tobramycin	S
Imipenem	R	Trimethoprim/ sulphamethoxazole	S

Notes: R, resistant; S, sensitive; PS, poorly sensitive.