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. 2022 Mar 14;12(1):22–30. doi: 10.1159/000522150

Table 2.

Glomerulonephritis associated with chronic infection in patients on long-term parenteral nutrition

References Patient (sex, age] Underlying disease TPN, years Blood culture PR3-ANCA, U/mL Renal biopsy Treatment Outcome recovery
Yared et al. [3] M, 66 SBS 5 S. epidermidis, C. jeikeium N/D MPGN ATB, CVC removal Full
F, 45 SBS 3 Unknown N/D MPGN ATB, CVC removal Full
Ohara et al. [4] M, 13 SBS 13 S. epidermidis N/D MPGN
IF: C3, IgM, Cl
ATB, CVC removal Full
Kusaba et al. [5] F, 59 Post-radiation enteritis 2 S. epidermidis Negative Crescentic GN*
IF: C3, IgM, IgG
ATB, CVC removal ESRD
Sy et al. [6] M, 23 SBS
1st episode 6 S. epidermidis N/D MPGN IF: IgM, C3 ATB, CVC removal Full
2nd episode 19.5 S. epidermidis Negative MPGN ATB, CVC removal Partial
3rd episode 20 S. epidermidis N/D No ATB, CVC removal Partial
Hayashi et al. [7] F, 45 Eating disorder 1.5 MRCNS Negative MPGN ATB, CVC removal Partial
Okada et al. [8] M, 12 MMIHS 8 S. epidermidis Positive 33 MPGN
IF: C3, IgM, C1q
Pred, mizoribine, ATB, CVC removal Full
F, 24 MMIHS 18 MRSE Positive 19 MPGN
IF: C3, IgM
ATB, CVC removal, MP, pred Full
Current case report F, 16 SBS 11 E. faecalis, S. hominis Positive 17 Crescentic GN**
IF: Negative
ATB, CVC removal, MP, pred, RTX Full

TPN, total parenteral nutrition; M, male; F, female; SBS, short bowel syndrome; S. epidermidis, Staphylococcus epidermidis; C. jeikeium, Corynebacterium jeikeium; MRCNS, methicillin-resistant coagulase-negative staphylococci; MRSE, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis; E. faecalis, Enterococcus faecalis; S. hominis, Staphylococcus hominis; N/D, no data; MPGN, membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis; ATB, antibiotics; CVC, central venous catheter; IF, immunofluorescence; ESRD, end stage renal disease; MMIHS, megacystis microcolon intestinal hypoperistalsis syndrome; pred, prednisolone; MP, methylprednisolone; RTX, rituximab.

*

Crescentic glomerulonephritis induced by catheter-related bloodstream infection (ANCA-negative].

**

Crescentic ANCA-associated glomerulonephritis.