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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, August 2006, p. 3040-3041, Vol. 44, No. 8
0095-1137/06/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.00917-06
Copyright © 2006, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

CASE REPORT

Ciprofloxacin Treatment of Bacterial Peritonitis Associated with Chronic Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis Caused by Neisseria cinerea

M. Taegtmeyer,1* R. Saxena,2 J. E. Corkill,3 H. Anijeet,2 and C. M. Parry3

Tropical and Infectious Diseases Unit,1 Department of Renal Medicine,2 Department of Medical Microbiology and Genitourinary Medicine, Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Prescot Street, Liverpool L7 8XP, United Kingdom3

Received 2 May 2006/ Returned for modification 2 June 2006/ Accepted 15 June 2006

Bacterial peritonitis is a well-recognized complication of chronic ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) in patients with end-stage renal failure. We present a case of peritonitis due to an unusual pathogen, Neisseria cinerea, unresponsive to the standard intraperitoneal (i.p.) vancomycin and gentamicin, which responded rapidly to oral ciprofloxacin.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Tropical and Infectious Diseases Unit, Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Prescot Street, Liverpool L7 8XP, United Kingdom. Phone: 44 151 706 3835. Fax: 44 151 706 5944. E-mail: miriamt2000{at}yahoo.com.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, August 2006, p. 3040-3041, Vol. 44, No. 8
0095-1137/06/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.00917-06
Copyright © 2006, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.





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