A Case of Peritonitis Due to Achromobacter xylosoxidans subsp. xylosoxidans in a Patient Undergoing Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis (CAPD) / 대한신장학회지
Korean Journal of Nephrology
;
: 116-119, 2011.
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in Korean
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| ID: wpr-24584
ABSTRACT
Bacterial peritonitis is a well-recognized complication of continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) in patients with end-stage renal failure. Achromobacter xylosoxidans subsp. xylosoxidans is a catalase and oxidase positive, motile, nonfermentative and gram-negative rod bacterium that is a rare pathogen in humans and has rarely been reported as an opportunistic human pathogen. We present a case of peritonitis due to unusual pathogens, Achromobacter xylosoxidans subsp. xylosoxidans. A 49-year-old diabetic man undergoing CAPD for 90 days developed the first peritonitis due to Achromobacter xylosoxidans subsp. xylosoxidans. A. xylosoxidans was detected from a culture of peritoneal fluid. Susceptible antibiotic treatment was provided.
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Main subject:
Oxidoreductases
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Peritonitis
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Ascitic Fluid
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Catalase
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Peritoneal Dialysis
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Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Ambulatory
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Achromobacter
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Achromobacter denitrificans
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Kidney Failure, Chronic
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Korean Journal of Nephrology
Year:
2011
Type:
Article
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