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Table 1 Cases of PD-related Peritonitis Caused by Aeromonas Species

From: Aeromonas sobria peritonitis in a peritoneal dialysis (PD) patient: a case report and review of the literature

Case/ Reference

Age

Sex

PD Duration (months)

Cause of ESRD

Reason of infection

Underlying condition

Aeromonas Species

Antibiotics

Outcome

1/ [11]

62

male

2

Nephrosclerosis

Exposure to goldfish water

Total gastrectomy due to perforation of hemorrhagic gastric ulcer 1 years ago

A. hydrophila

Cefazolin +cefepime

cure

2/ [12]

63

female

11

Systemic lupus erythematosus

Didn’t wear mask and omitted thorough hand washing during PD after she engaged in gardening

Systemic lupus erythematosus

A. hydrophila

Vancomycin + ceftazidime

cure

3/ [13]

44

female

5

Chronicglomerulonephritis

Peritoneal dialysis catheter dropped into the toilet

Poor hygiene

A. hydrophila

Cefazolin + ceftazidime

cure

4/ [14]

68

female

11

Diabetes

Ate raw or incompletely cooked fish

Chronic gastritis, duodenal ulcer

A. salmonicida

Cephradine +ceftazidime

cure

5/ [15]

54

female

19

Chronic glomerulonephritis

Gut bacterial translocation

Adenocarcinoma of the colon with distant metastasis

A. hydrophila

Cefazolin +tobramycin

Recurrence two times; shifted to hemodialysis

6/ [15]

70

male

22

Chronic renal failure

Gut bacterial translocation

Liver cirrhosis caused by hepatitis

A. hydrophila

Cefazolin +tobramycinj→ceftazidime

Recurrence 10 days later; then cure

7/ [16]

71

male

8

Congestive cardiomyopathy

fingernails were dirt after he engaged in gardening

nothing in particular

A. hydrophila

Vancomycin+ gentamicin+ ciprofloxacin

cure

8/ [17]

53

male

unknown

Chronic renal failure

unknown

unknown

A. caviae

Ampicillin+cefotaxime

cure

9/ [17]

55

male

unknown

Diabetes

unknown

unknown

A. hydrophila

Cefotaxime

cure

10/ [18]

52

female

10

unknown

Alcohol-base disinfectant spray also used for houseplant

nothing in particular

A. caviae

Vancomycin + aztreonam

cure

11/ [19]

53

female

18

Hypertension

Presence of the indwelling peritoneal catheter

Immunosuppressive therapy following cadaveric kidney transplantation

A. hydrophila

Cefotaxime

Recurrence 6 weeks later; then cure

12/ [20]

53

male

28

uknown

Transmural migration

Immunosuppressive therapy following cadaveric kidney transplantation

A. hydrophila

Ampicillin + flucloxacillin →cefotaxime

cure

13/ [21]

14

female

uknown

uknown

uknown

uknown

A. hydrophila

Ampicillin

Recovery; died fromuremia 1 week later

14/ [22]

70

male

36

Type 2 diabetes, hypertension

A laceration from flood disaster

Dyslipidemia and ischemic heart disease

A. sobria

Amikacin +levofloxacin

cure