title: Peritonitis due to Lactococcus lactis in a CAPD patient.
abstract: Lactococcus lactis is a gram-positive bacterium, commonly used in the dairy industry. Although Lactococcus lactis is known to be non-pathogenic for humans, it can cause infection in immunocompromised patients. We report a case of peritonitis due to L. lactis in a continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis patient, which is the second reported case in the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Galip
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Guz
authors.forename: Bulent
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Colak
authors.forename: Kenan
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hizel
authors.forename: Elif
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Suyani
authors.forename: Sukru
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sindel
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013294:Lactococcus lactis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010531:Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Ambulatory; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000382:microbiology*