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Table 1 Cases of Peritoneal Dialysis (PD) Associated Peritonitis with Pantoae Agglomerans

From: Unusual causes of peritonitis in a peritoneal dialysis patient: Alcaligenes faecalis and Pantoea agglomerans

Case (Ref.)

Type of PD

Sex/Age

Proposed etiology

Antbiotics used/route

Outcome

1 [3]

NA

F/2

Teeting to catheter

Cefotaxime, Gentamisin/IP

Cured, catheter replaced new one

2 [4]

CAPD

F/49

Rose-thorn injury

Ceftazidime, Amikasin/IP

Cured

3 [5]

CCPD

M/65

Unknown

Ciprofloxacin/IV

Cured

4 [6]

CAPD

M/51

Rose-thorn injury

Cefepime/IP

Cured

5 [7]

NA

F/52

Unknown

Ciprofloxacin/oral

Cured

6 [8]

CAPD

M/45

Thorn injury

Ciprofloxacin/IP

Cured

7 [9]

CCPD

M/56

Unknown

Tobramycin/NA

Cured

Our case

APD

F/89

Unknown

Ä°mipenem/IV

Patient died

  1. NA, not adjusted; CAPD, Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis; CCPD, Continuous Cycling Peritoneal Daialysis; APD, Automated Peritoneal Dialysis; IP, Intraperitoneal; IV, Intravenous