Non-O1 Vibrio cholerae septicemia and peritonitis complicating peritoneal dialysis

Patients with end-stage renal failure who are receiving continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) are particularly susceptible to septicemia and CAPD peritonitis, with potentially fatal consequences. We present thecase of a stable patient receiving CAPD in whom both septicemia and CAPD peritonitis developed from non-O1 Vibrio cholerae infection. [Infect Med.