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Peritonitis From Automated Peritoneal Dialysis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Bruce H. Hamory ,
James M. Neviakias  and
Steven K. Pearson
Bruce H. Hamory*
Affiliation:
Divisions of Infectious Diseases and Nephrology, Department of Medicine and Department of Hospital Epidemiology, University of Missouri-Columbia Hospital and Clinics, Columbia, Missouri
James M. Neviakias
Affiliation:
Divisions of Infectious Diseases and Nephrology, Department of Medicine and Department of Hospital Epidemiology, University of Missouri-Columbia Hospital and Clinics, Columbia, Missouri
Steven K. Pearson
Affiliation:
Divisions of Infectious Diseases and Nephrology, Department of Medicine and Department of Hospital Epidemiology, University of Missouri-Columbia Hospital and Clinics, Columbia, Missouri
*
University of Missouri-Columbia, School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, One Hospital Drive, Columbia, MO 65212
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Abstract

Three consecutive patients undergoing automated peritoneal dialysis developed peritonitis with a nonfermenting gram-negative rod. The same organism was recovered from the dialysate produced by the machine and from its tap water supply. This is the first such outbreak in which the causative organism was also recovered from the tap water supply to the machine. The organism persisted in the machine following standard 3% formaldehyde disinfection, but was eradicated by 10% formaldehyde disinfection.

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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 5 , Issue 12 , December 1984 , pp. 559 - 561
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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 1984

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