Peritonitis in a continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis patient by two different species of enterococci: A rare finding

Peritonitis in a continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis patient by two different species of enterococci is a rare condition. We report a case of peritonitis from which vancomycin sensitive Enterococcus faecalis and vancomycin resistant Enterococcusc faecium were isolated. It also emphasizes the e...

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Autores principales: Nepal, H. P., Khanal, B., Sharma, S. K., Gyawali, N., Jha, P. K., Paudel, R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2014
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4165061/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25249726
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0971-4065.133030
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author Nepal, H. P.
Khanal, B.
Sharma, S. K.
Gyawali, N.
Jha, P. K.
Paudel, R.
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description Peritonitis in a continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis patient by two different species of enterococci is a rare condition. We report a case of peritonitis from which vancomycin sensitive Enterococcus faecalis and vancomycin resistant Enterococcusc faecium were isolated. It also emphasizes the effectiveness of linezolid for the treatment of vancomycin resistant enterococcal infection.
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spelling pubmed-41650612014-09-23 Peritonitis in a continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis patient by two different species of enterococci: A rare finding Nepal, H. P. Khanal, B. Sharma, S. K. Gyawali, N. Jha, P. K. Paudel, R. Indian J Nephrol Case Report Peritonitis in a continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis patient by two different species of enterococci is a rare condition. We report a case of peritonitis from which vancomycin sensitive Enterococcus faecalis and vancomycin resistant Enterococcusc faecium were isolated. It also emphasizes the effectiveness of linezolid for the treatment of vancomycin resistant enterococcal infection. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2014 /pmc/articles/PMC4165061/ /pubmed/25249726 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0971-4065.133030 Text en Copyright: © Indian Journal of Nephrology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Nepal, H. P.
Khanal, B.
Sharma, S. K.
Gyawali, N.
Jha, P. K.
Paudel, R.
Peritonitis in a continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis patient by two different species of enterococci: A rare finding
title Peritonitis in a continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis patient by two different species of enterococci: A rare finding
title_full Peritonitis in a continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis patient by two different species of enterococci: A rare finding
title_fullStr Peritonitis in a continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis patient by two different species of enterococci: A rare finding
title_full_unstemmed Peritonitis in a continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis patient by two different species of enterococci: A rare finding
title_short Peritonitis in a continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis patient by two different species of enterococci: A rare finding
title_sort peritonitis in a continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis patient by two different species of enterococci: a rare finding
topic Case Report
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4165061/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25249726
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0971-4065.133030
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