Coxsackievirus B1 peritonitis in a patient treated with continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis: a case report and brief review of the literature

• Published in: Clinical microbiology and infection Vol. 18; no. 10; pp. E431 - E434
• Main Authors: Pauwels, S., Moor, B. De, Stas, K., Magerman, K., Gyssens, I.C., Ranst, M. Van, Cartuyvels, R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Elsevier Ltd 01.10.2012; Blackwell Publishing Ltd; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Aged; Antibiotics; Case reports; Continuous ambulatory; Coxsackievirus; Coxsackievirus Infections - etiology; Coxsackievirus Infections - virology; Dialysis; Effluents; enterovirus; Enterovirus B, Human - isolation & purification; Humans; Language; Literature reviews; Male; peritoneal dialysis; Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Ambulatory - adverse effects; Peritoneum; Peritonitis; Peritonitis - virology; peritoneal dialysis; enterovirus; peritonitis; Continuous ambulatory

We report a case of viral peritonitis caused by coxsackievirus B1 in a 79-year-old male undergoing continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD), and review the English language literature. Clinicians should be aware of viral peritonitis in patients on CAPD presenting with a viral syndrome and mo...