An opportunistic pathogen in a peritoneal dialysis patient: Ochrobactrum anthropi.
The authors report a case of chronic peritoneal dialysis-related peritonitis from Ochrobactrum anthropi. O. anthropi is an emerging pathogen in immunocompromised patients. O. anthropi-related peritonitis in peritoneal dialysis patients has rarely been reported. To the authors' knowledge, no pediatric case of O. anthropi peritonitis has been reported to date in the literature.
Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Tepecik Training and Research Hospital, Yenisehir, Izmir, Turkey. caneralparslan@gmail.com
Caner
C
Alparslan
Onder
O
Yavascan
Engin
E
Kose
Pinar
P
Sanlioglu
Nejat
N
Aksu
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D008297:Male; D020621:Ochrobactrum anthropi / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D010530:Peritoneal Dialysis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents