Relapsing Serratia peritonitis resulting in peritoneal catheter loss

Successful treatment of Serratia Marcescens peritonitis in a patient receiving peritoneal dialysis

“…Peritoneal dialysis (PD) is an important option for kidney replacement therapy in patients with kidney failure, 1 providing better quality of life and lower mortality in the first years than hemodialysis treatment 2 . PD‐associated peritonitis is still a major cause of technique failure and death among PD patients, 3 in which some highly virulent bacteria, such as Serratia marcescens, may lead to catheter removal and dialysis modality change or even death 4‐9 . Serratia marcescens is a rare agent causing peritonitis, and few cases of Serratia marcescens peritonitis in previous reports were successfully cured without removing the peritoneal catheter 10‐13 .…”