title: Unusual causes of peritonitis in a peritoneal dialysis patient: Alcaligenes faecalis and Pantoea agglomerans.
abstract: An 87 -year-old female who was undergoing peritoneal dialysis presented with peritonitis caused by Alcaligenes faecalis and Pantoea agglomerans in consecutive years. With the following report we discuss the importance of these unusual microorganisms in peritoneal dialysis patients.
authors.affiliation: Marmara University School of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Istanbul, Turkey. drarzukahveci@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Arzu
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kahveci
authors.forename: Ebru
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Asicioglu
authors.forename: Elif
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tigen
authors.forename: Elif
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ari
authors.forename: Hakki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Arikan
authors.forename: Zekaver
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Odabasi
authors.forename: Cetin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ozener
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D042481:Alcaligenes faecalis / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D020636:Pantoea / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D010530:Peritoneal Dialysis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology