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A case of peritoneal dialysis-associated peritonitis caused by Sphingomonas paucimobilis

Authors :
Na Eun Lee
Moon Sik Park
So Hee Yun
Kwang Young Lee
Jae Un Lee
In O Sun
Joong Keun Kim
Source :
Kidney Research and Clinical Practice, Kidney Research and Clinical Practice, Vol 32, Iss 2, Pp 78-80 (2013)
Publication Year :
2013
Publisher :
Elsevier BV, 2013.

Abstract

Sphingomonas paucimobilis is an aerobic Gram-negative bacillus found in soil and water. Knowledge regarding the role of this infectious agent is limited because it is rarely isolated from human material. Furthermore, it is an unusual pathogen in cases of peritoneal dialysis (PD)-associated peritonitis. The clinical courses and outcomes of peritonitis caused by S. paucimobilis are variable. Whereas some patients were cured with appropriate antibiotic therapy, others required catheter removal. Cases of PD-associated peritonitis caused by S. paucimobilis have been reported worldwide, and there was a case report of coinfection with S. paucimobilis and Chryseobacterium indologenes in Korea. However, there has been no case caused by S. paucimobilis as a single pathogen. We report a case of PD-associated peritonitis due to S. paucimobilis in which the patient recovered after catheter removal.

Details

ISSN :
22119132
Volume :
32
Issue :
2
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Kidney Research and Clinical Practice
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....411cb7a76a5973043345006dcc58a823
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.krcp.2012.10.005