Unusual causes of peritonitis in a peritoneal dialysis patient: Alcaligenes faecalis and Pantoea agglomerans

An 87 -year-old female who was undergoing peritoneal dialysis presented with peritonitis caused by Alcaligenes faecalis and Pantoea agglomerans in consecutive years. With the following report we discuss the importance of these unusual microorganisms in peritoneal dialysis patients.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Kahveci, Arzu, Asicioglu, Ebru, Tigen, Elif, Ari, Elif, Arikan, Hakki, Odabasi, Zekaver, Ozener, Cetin
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3079607/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21477370
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1476-0711-10-12
Descripción
Sumario:An 87 -year-old female who was undergoing peritoneal dialysis presented with peritonitis caused by Alcaligenes faecalis and Pantoea agglomerans in consecutive years. With the following report we discuss the importance of these unusual microorganisms in peritoneal dialysis patients.

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