title: Peritonitis due to Ralstonia mannitolilytica in a pediatric peritoneal dialysis patient.
abstract: Ralstonia mannitolilytica constitutes a rare isolate in clinical specimens and to date very few infections with this Gramnegative bacillus have been reported. The first case of peritonitis in a pediatric patient due to R. mannitolilytica in the setting of peritoneal dialysis is described. It is very important to view this organism as a pathogen rather than contaminant when isolated in children with peritonitis.
authors.affiliation: 1st Department of Pediatrics, Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, Greece. yan_dot@yahoo.com
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dotis
authors.forename: Nikoleta
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Printza
authors.forename: Anagnostina
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Orfanou
authors.forename: Evangelia
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Papathanasiou
authors.forename: Fotios
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Papachristou
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010530:Peritoneal Dialysis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D043367:Ralstonia / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents