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See Latest ArticlesCorynebacterium peritonitis in Australian peritoneal dialysis patients: predictors, treatment and outcomes in 82 cases
Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, 07/13/09
Barraclough K et al. - Corynebacterium is an uncommon but significant cause of PD-associated peritonitis. Complete cure with antibiotics alone is possible in the majority of patients, and rates of adverse outcomes are comparable to those seen with peritonitis due to other organisms. Use of vancomycin rather than cephazolin as empiric therapy does not impact outcomes, and a 2-week course of antibiotic therapy appears sufficient. If catheter removal is required, outcomes are improved by removing the catheter within 1 week of peritonitis onset.
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