Peritonitis due to Roseomonas fauriae in a patient undergoing continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis

Authors
Bibashi, E Sofianou, D Kontopoulou, K Mitsopoulos, E Kokolina, E
Citation
E. Bibashi et al., Peritonitis due to Roseomonas fauriae in a patient undergoing continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis, J CLIN MICR, 38(1), 2000, pp. 456-457
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Clinical Immunolgy & Infectious Disease",Microbiology
Journal title
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY
ISSN journal
00951137 → ACNP
Volume
38
Issue
1
Year of publication
2000
Pages
456 - 457
Database
ISI
SICI code
0095-1137(200001)38:1<456:PDTRFI>2.0.ZU;2-Q
Abstract
Roseomonas is a newly described genus of pink-pigmented, nonfermentative, g ram-negative bacteria that have been recognized as a cause of human infecti ons. Roseomonas fauriae is a species rarely isolated from clinical specimen s. We report the first known case of peritonitis caused by R. fauriae in a patient receiving continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis.