Ciprofloxacin Treatment of Bacterial Peritonitis Associated with Chronic Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis Caused by <i>Neisseria cinerea</i>

Abstract

Bacterial peritonitis is a well-recognized complication of chronic ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) in patients with end-stage renal failure. We present a case of peritonitis due to an unusual pathogen, Neisseria cinerea, unresponsive to the standard intraperitoneal (i.p.) vancomycin and gentamicin, which responded rapidly to oral ciprofloxacin.