title: Isolation of Cardiobacterium hominis from the peritoneal fluid of a patient on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis.
abstract: Cardiobacterium hominis, an uncommon cause of bacterial endocarditis, is rarely implicated in infections outside the vascular system. We report the isolation of C. hominis from the peritoneal fluid of a patient on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis with a presentation suggestive of peritonitis but no evidence of infective endocarditis.
authors.affiliation: Renal Division, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, CA 02114, USA. ibhan@partners.org
authors.forename: Ishir
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Bhan
authors.forename: Eddy Java
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Hasan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bazari
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001202:Ascitic Fluid / Q000382:microbiology*; D044066:Cardiobacterium / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D010531:Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Ambulatory
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents