Peritonitis due to Brevibacterium otitidis in a patient undergoing continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis

Authors
Wauters, G Van Bosterhaut, B Avesani, V Cuvelier, R Charlier, J Janssens, M Delmee, M
Citation
G. Wauters et al., Peritonitis due to Brevibacterium otitidis in a patient undergoing continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis, J CLIN MICR, 38(11), 2000, pp. 4292-4293
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Clinical Immunolgy & Infectious Disease",Microbiology
Journal title
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY
ISSN journal
00951137 → ACNP
Volume
38
Issue
11
Year of publication
2000
Pages
4292 - 4293
Database
ISI
SICI code
0095-1137(200011)38:11<4292:PDTBOI>2.0.ZU;2-4
Abstract
Brevibacterium otitidis is a coryneform rod and, as far as is known, is iso lated only from infected ears. We report the first known case of peritoniti s caused by B. otitidis in a patient undergoing continuous ambulatory perit oneal dialysis.