CJIDMM Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology 1712-9532 Pulsus Group Inc 829534 10.1155/2013/829534 Case Report Pets are ‘Risky Business’ for Patients undergoing Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis Al-Fifi Yahya Salim Yahya 1 Sathianathan Chris 2 Murray Brenda-Lee 3 Alfa Michelle J malfa@dsmanitoba.ca 3 1 Department of Medicine University of Manitoba Winnipeg Manitoba Canada umanitoba.ca 2 Department of Nephrology St Boniface Hospital Winnipeg Manitoba Canada 3 Diagnostic Services of Manitoba Winnipeg Manitoba Canada dsmanitoba.ca 2013 24 3 e96 e98 2013 Copyright © 2013 Hindawi Publishing Corporation. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

The authors report the first case in Manitoba of a patient undergoing continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis who experienced three successive infections with Pasteurella multocida and Capnocytophaga species over an eight-month period. These zoonotic infections were believed to originate from contact with the patient’s household pets. To prevent such infections, the authors recommend the development and implementation of hygiene guidelines outlining the risks associated with owning domestic pets for continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis patients.

CAPD Capnocytophaga Hand hygiene Pasteurella multocida Pets Zoonotic infections