Abstract

We report the first case of Listeria monocytogenes peritoneal dialysis (PD) peritonitis in a human immunodeficiency virus-infected individual successfully treated with intraperitoneal ampicillin, without the need for catheter removal. Suspicion of listerial infection in at-risk individuals is critical as empiric antimicrobial treatment for PD-associated infections may be ineffective against this organism.

Author Details

Authors

• Christopher Sia¹
• Scott Wilson^{2, 3}
• Michelle Ananda-Rajah^{1, 4, 5}
• John Mills^{4, 5}
• Ar Kar Aung^{1, 4, 5}

Departments

• ¹ Department of General Medicine,
• ² Department of Renal Medicine,
• ³ Baker IDI,
• ⁴ Department of Infectious Diseases, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, and
• ⁵ Monash University, Victoria, Australia

Address

Dr. Christopher Sia
Alfred Hospital
Commercial Road
Prahran, 3181, Victoria, Australia
Email: [email protected]

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