Tsukamurella peritonitis associated with continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis

A case of Tsukamurella peritonitis associated with peritoneal dialysis in a 23-year-old woman is described. The organism was difficult to identify and was mistaken for Corynebacterium and atypical mycobacteria. Despite prolonged, multidrug, antimicrobial therapy with conventional antibiotics including vancomycin, ciprofloxacin, rifampin, gentamicin and ceftazidime, catheter removal was required to successfully treat peritonitis. Human infection due to this organism is rare and has been previously reported in only 13 cases, 1 of which was peritonitis. We describe here the second case of Tsukamurella peritonitis associated with peritoneal dialysis.