Korean J Nephrol.  1999 Sep;18(5):792-796.

A Case of Vancomycin Resistant Enterococci(VRE) Peritonitis in a Patient on CAPD

• Park JH
• Kim JH
• Chang SP
• Jung HH
• Yang WS
• Park SK
• Kim MN
• Pai CH

Abstract

Peritonitis is a major complication of continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis and it remains the leading cause of patient droupout. VRE is a very serious pathogen because it is difficult to eradicate due to very limited effective antibiotics and because there is a possibility of transfer of this resistance to other gram-positive organisms including Staphylo-coccus aureus. We experienced a case of CAPD peritonitis by VRE, which was treated with high dose ampicillin and streptomycin without removal of CAPD catheter. We report our experience of CAPD peritonitis caused by VRE and review the literature.

MeSH Terms

Ampicillin
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Catheters
Humans
Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Ambulatory*
Peritonitis*
Streptomycin
Vancomycin*
Ampicillin
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Streptomycin
Vancomycin