Peritoneal dialysis-related peritonitis caused by Gemella morbillorum in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus receiving steroid therapy.
Gemella morbillorum, a Gram-positive coccus, is a natural inhabitant of the human oropharyngeal, upper respiratory and gastrointestinal tracts. Human infections caused by this organism are rare. We describe a case of peritoneal dialysis-related peritonitis due to G. morbillorum in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus receiving steroid therapy. The patient responded well to antibiotics, without removal of the peritoneal catheter.
Lai
Chih-Cheng
CC
Division of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Lotung Poh-Ai Hospital, Yi-Lan, Taiwan.
Wu
Ching-Herng
CH
Chen
Jun-Ta
JT
Hsueh
Po-Ren
PR
D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D010530:Peritoneal Dialysis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D040141:Staphylococcaceae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013256:Steroids / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D013256:Steroids