title: Brevibacterium casei isolated as a cause of relapsing peritonitis.
abstract: We report a case of relapsing peritonitis in a 33-year-old woman on automated peritoneal dialysis. End-stage renal disease was secondary to systemic lupus erythematosus complicated with lupus nephritis. The organism isolated was Brevibacterium casei that was not readily identified, delaying appropriate management with an extended antibiotic course. Definite management of B casei peritonitis was peritoneal dialysis catheter removal.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Section of Nephrology, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Ar-Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Mohammed Mahdi
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Althaf
authors.forename: Mohamed Said
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Abdelsalam
authors.forename: Mohammed Sunaid
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Alsunaid
authors.forename: Maged Hassan
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Hussein
mesh_terms: D000193:Actinomycetales Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology*; D000328:Adult; D001951:Brevibacterium / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D055499:Catheter-Related Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D008181:Lupus Nephritis / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D010531:Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Ambulatory / Q000295:instrumentation*; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000382:microbiology*; D012008:Recurrence