A rare case of Aeromonas hydrophila catheter related sepsis in a patient with chronic kidney disease receiving steroids and dialysis: a case report and review of Aeromonas infections in chronic kidney disease patients

Authors

Muhammad Abdul Mabood Khalil, Aga Khan University
Abdur Rehman, Aga Khan University
Waqar Uddin Kashif, Aga Khan University
Manickam Rangasami
Jackson Tan

Document Type

Report

Department

Nephrology

Abstract

Aeromonas hydrophila (AH) is an aquatic bacterium. We present a case of fifty-five-year-old gentleman with chronic kidney disease (CKD) due to crescentic IgA nephropathy who presented to us with fever. He was recently pulsed with methyl prednisolone followed by oral prednisolone and discharged on maintenance dialysis through a double lumen dialysis catheter. Blood culture from peripheral vein and double lumen dialysis catheter grew AH. We speculate low immunity due to steroids and uremia along with touch contamination of dialysis catheter by the patient or dialysis nurse could have led to this rare infection. Dialysis catheter related infection by AH is rare. We present our case here and take the opportunity to give a brief review of AH infections in CKD patients.

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Publication (Name of Journal)

Case Reports in Nephrology

Recommended Citation

Khalil, M. A., Rehman, A., Kashif, W. U., Rangasami, M., Tan, J. (2013). A rare case of Aeromonas hydrophila catheter related sepsis in a patient with chronic kidney disease receiving steroids and dialysis: a case report and review of Aeromonas infections in chronic kidney disease patients. Case Reports in Nephrology, 2013, 735194.
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