Isolation of Cardiobacterium hominis from the peritoneal fluid of a patient on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis.
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.
Bhan
Ishir
I
Renal Division, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, CA 02114, USA. ibhan@partners.org
Chen
Eddy Java
EJ
Bazari
Hasan
H
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
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents