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Table 1 Reported cases of PD-related MAC peritonitis

From: Mycobacteria avium-related peritonitis in a patient undergoing peritoneal dialysis: case report and review of the literature

References

Sex

Age (years)

Primary disease or comorbidity

Fever

ESI

Initial PDF WCC and differential

PDF AFB smear

Imaging/pathological findings

diagnostic method

Medications

Outcome

Pulliam et al. [7]

M

16

KT

+

+

1900/μL

PMN 80%

+

Pathological study: granulomas in peritoneal cavity, lung, and liver

PDF culture

Isoniazid

Rifampin

Amikacin

HD and CVD-related death

Perlino [8]

F

49

HTN and DCM

NR

+

NR

+

Laparotomy: abdominal caseous material and thickened peritoneum

PDF culture

Ciprofloxacin

Ethambutol

Rifampin

Amikacin

HD and CVD-related death

Perlino [8]

F

41

LN and KT

NR

+

NR

+

Laparotomy: peritoneum with tuberculosis-like lesions

PDF culture

Ciprofloxacin

Ethambutol

Rifampin

Amikacin

HD and Infection-related death

Perazella et al. [9]

M

45

HIV nephropathy

+

161/μL

PMN predominance

+

CT: abdominal wall abscess unrelated to the PD catheter

PDF culture

Clarithromycin

Clofazimine

Infection-related death

Irizarry et al. [10]

M

54

FSGS

+

90/μL

Lymphocyte 77%

Mononuclear 33%

+

Laparotomy: multiple areas of purulence throughout the peritoneum

PDF culture

Amikacin and 3 unknown antibiotics

HD

Ferrara et al. [11]

F

16

LN

+

226/μL

PMN 18%

Lymphocyte 33%

Macrophage 41%

Sonography: periportal edema, hepatosplenomegaly, possible granulomas within the spleen

PDF culture

Azithromycin

Ethambutol

Rifabutin

HD

Falcone et al. [12]

M

64

DKD

160/μL

PMN predominance

NR

CT: inflammatory changes in the omentum

PDF culture

Clarithromycin

Ethambutol

Rifabutin

HD and Infection-related death

Chung JW et al. [13]

F

69

Left renal agenesis and HTN

+

170/μL

PMN 88%

CT: Multiple lymphadenopathies and multiple masses in the splenic region

Bone marrow DNA sequencing

Isoniazid

Rifampin

Pyrazinamide

Ethambutol

HD and CVD-related death

Miyashita et al. [14]

F

11

HSCT

+

613/μL

Mononuclear 82%

PMN 18%

+

No specific finding on CT

PDF DNA sequencing

Clarithromycin

Ethambutol

Levofloxacin

HD

Yakota et al. [15]

M

4

Hypoplastic kidneys

+

775/μL

PMN 74%

NR

No specific finding on CT

PDF culture

Clarithromycin

Ethambutol

Rifampin

HD and KT

The present case

F

51

Underdialyzed

+

+

277/μL

PMN 82%

Mononuclear 18%

No specific finding on CT or sonography

PDF DNA sequencing

Azithromycin

Ethambutol

Rifampin

Amikacin

HD and Infection-related death

  1. AFB Acid-fast bacilli, CT Computed Tomography, CVD Cardiovascular disease, DCM Dilated cardiomyopathy, DKD Diabetic kidney disease, ESI Exit site infection, FSGS Sclerosing glomerulonephritis, HD Hemodialysis, HIV Human immunodeficiency virus, HSCT Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, HTN Hypertension, KT Kidney transplantation, LN Lupus nephritis, NR Not reported, PD Peritoneal dialysis, PDF Peritoneal dialysis fluid, PMN Polymorphonuclear