title: Ureaplasma urealyticum continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis-associated peritonitis diagnosed by 16S rRNA gene PCR.
abstract: In some patients with peritonitis complicating continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD), a causative organism is never identified. We report a case of Ureaplasma urealyticum CAPD-associated peritonitis diagnosed by 16S rRNA gene PCR. Ureaplasma may be an underrecognized cause of peritonitis because it cannot be recovered using routine culture methods.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Division of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA. jeyager@uw.edu
authors.forename: Jessica E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Yager
authors.forename: Emily S
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Ford
authors.forename: Zachary P
authors.initials: ZP
authors.lastname: Boas
authors.forename: Leah A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Haseley
authors.forename: Brad T
authors.initials: BT
authors.lastname: Cookson
authors.forename: Dhruba J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Sengupta
authors.forename: Ferric C
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Fang
authors.forename: Geoffrey S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Gottlieb
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques / Q000379:methods; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010531:Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Ambulatory / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology*; D010802:Phylogeny; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D016869:Ureaplasma Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology*; D016990:Ureaplasma urealyticum / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S