Unusual causes of peritonitis in a peritoneal dialysis patient: Alcaligenes faecalis and Pantoea agglomerans

Arzu Kahveci; Ebru Asicioglu; Elif Tigen; Elif Ari; Hakki Arikan; Zekaver Odabasi; Cetin Ozener

doi:10.1186/1476-0711-10-12

Unusual causes of peritonitis in a peritoneal dialysis patient: Alcaligenes faecalis and Pantoea agglomerans

Ann Clin Microbiol Antimicrob. 2011 Apr 10:10:12. doi: 10.1186/1476-0711-10-12.

Authors

Arzu Kahveci¹, Ebru Asicioglu, Elif Tigen, Elif Ari, Hakki Arikan, Zekaver Odabasi, Cetin Ozener

Affiliation

¹ Marmara University School of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Istanbul, Turkey. [email protected]

Abstract

An 87 -year-old female who was undergoing peritoneal dialysis presented with peritonitis caused by Alcaligenes faecalis and Pantoea agglomerans in consecutive years. With the following report we discuss the importance of these unusual microorganisms in peritoneal dialysis patients.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged, 80 and over
Alcaligenes faecalis / growth & development
Alcaligenes faecalis / isolation & purification*
Bacteriological Techniques / methods
Female
Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / diagnosis*
Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / microbiology*
Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / pathology
Humans
Pantoea / growth & development
Pantoea / isolation & purification*
Peritoneal Dialysis / adverse effects*
Peritonitis / diagnosis*
Peritonitis / microbiology*
Peritonitis / pathology