A Rare Case of Peritoneal Dialysis-Associated Peritonitis with Sphingomonas koreensis

Sphingomonas species are ubiquitous gram-negative, aerobic bacteria frequently found in aquatic environments such as drinking water and very seldom in hemodialysis fluids or supposedly sterile drug solutions. Human infections with the gram-negative Sphingomonas species are rare and peritonitis with...

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Published in:Peritoneal dialysis international 2016-03, Vol.36 (2), p.224-225
Main Authors: Wallner, Julia, Frei, Reno, Burkhalter, Felix
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Language:English
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Summary:Sphingomonas species are ubiquitous gram-negative, aerobic bacteria frequently found in aquatic environments such as drinking water and very seldom in hemodialysis fluids or supposedly sterile drug solutions. Human infections with the gram-negative Sphingomonas species are rare and peritonitis with these organisms even rarer. Here we report a case of polymicrobial peritonitis due to Sphingomonas koreensis and Escherichia coli in a patient undergoing peritoneal dialysis (PD).
ISSN:0896-8608
1718-4304
DOI:10.3747/pdi.2015.00065