Dialysis catheter-related infection is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in patients on dialysis. In recent years, there have been reported cases of infections with opportunistic environmental organism, Achromobacter xylosoxidans (AX) causing bacteremia in patients on dialysis. However, no previous such reports on prosthetic valve endocarditis in a dialysis patient with Achromobacter xylosoxidans were found after a Medline search. We report such a case and review the literature.A 69-year-old diabetic man with bioprosthetic aortic valve replacement developed end-stage renal disease following infective endocarditis with Staphylococcus epidermidis. Even though he was treated successfully for his endocarditis, he developed further bacteremia with AX from his peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) and the line was removed. He had further episodes of bacteremia with AX while having dialysis with tunneled line and the line was also removed. He was re-admitted with pyrexia and vegetations both in mitral and prosthetic aortic valve confirmed with transesophageal echo. His antimicrobial therapy with etrapenum, tigecycline and cotrimoxazole failed. He had both mitral and prosthetic aortic valve replacements but postoperatively developed multiorgan failure and died despite the intensive support.Achromobacter xylosoxidans is an aerobic, Gram-negative bacillus and considered to be an opportunistic pathogen with low virulence. Infective endocarditis is a potentially lethal complication of bacteremia. The choice of appropriate antibiotic is crucial in these cases. AX strains are highly resistant to antibiotics. The organism is usually susceptible to antipseudomonal penicillins, carbapenems and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole.AX is an emerging pathogen in catheter-related infection in the dialysis population and, therefore, needs vigilance and prompt treatment. Antimicrobial treatment should include susceptibility and synergy testing. Removal of central intravenous catheter should also be considered at the time of early presentation in patients at high risks of developing infective endocarditis.

Achromobacter xylosoxidans

Bacteremia

Infective Endocarditis

10.5414/cnp71350

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Pneumoperitoneum in peritoneal dialysis patients; one centre's experience

Clinical Kidney Journal (2011)

Muhammad Imran N. D. R. Bhat Hameed Anijeet

The pneumoperitoneum (PP) on upright chest X-ray (CXR) usually indicates a perforated viscus. As peritoneal dialysis (PD) catheter provides an additional port of air entry into the peritoneal cavity, the incidence and clinical significance of PP in PD patients has been debated in the literature (a variable incidence from 4 to 34% has been reported in previous studies). With improvement in patient training and connecting devices of PD catheters, technique-related PP is quite rare. Following a recent patient with PP, we reviewed our 3-year data to evaluate the incidence and significance of this radiological sign in PD patients. We reviewed all upright CXRs in our PD patients from 2006 to 2008, using an electronic radiology database. Over 3 years, we had a total of 156 patients on PD. We have reviewed a total 312 upright CXRs (mean 2 X-rays per patient), which were performed for various clinical reasons during this period. Seven PD patients had 11 CXRs showing free air under the diaphragm (total incidence of PP 4% of PD population and 3% of CXR performed in PD patients). One patient had two episodes of PP with a total of four X-rays demonstrating free air. Two patients had surgical complications of PD catheter insertion and PP was diagnosed just after the insertion of PD catheter, both of them needed laparotomy. Five patients had incidental PP, which was possibly technique related. In four of these patients with incidental PP, no definite intervention was needed. However, one of these five patients was symptomatic. We established that the cause of PP was faulty technique. Aspiration of PP with a patient in the Trendelenburg position gave her immediate symptomatic relief. We also retrained her to prevent further episodes of PP. This review demonstrates the quite low and falling incidence of PP (<4% in a prevalent PD population) most likely due to improvement in training and technique. The air should not enter the peritoneal cavity in normal properly performed exchanges. Air under the diaphragm in a PD patient requires appropriate evaluation to exclude visceral perforation. After that, patient technique of PD exchanges should be reviewed. However, if PP persists, aspiration of air can give symptomatic relief.

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