Stomatococcus mucilaginosus as an agent of CAPD peritonitis.
We report a case of bacterial CAPD peritonitis in a 57 year old immunosuppressed woman with renal insufficiency caused by a rare species of the Micrococcaceae, Stomatococcus mucilaginosus. This uncommon case shows that the presence of gram-positive cocci in pairs, tetrads and clusters forming whitish-gummy colonies should remind us of the possibility of Stomatococcus mucilaginosus.
Lanzendörfer
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Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Zurich, Switzerland.
Zaruba
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von Graevenitz
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D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007165:Immunosuppression Therapy; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000150:complications; D008835:Micrococcaceae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010531:Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Ambulatory; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology