title: Peritonitis due to Rhizobium radiobacter.
abstract: Rhizobium radiobacter (Agrobacterium radiobacter) is an aerobic Gram-negative rod belonging to Agrobacterium genus, a group of phytopathogenic bacteria present in the soil that has been implicated in human opportunistic infections. We report a clinical case of bacterial peritonitis in a 5-year-old child with chronic renal disease in peritoneal dialysis, who had a history of direct soil contact identified. The infection was treated with ceftazidime and piperaciline+tazobactam without relapses or the need to remove the peritoneal dialysis catheter.
authors.affiliation: Centro Hospitalar Barreiro-Montijo, Hospital Nossa Senhora do Rosário, Lisboa, LI, PT.
authors.forename: Raquel
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Marta
authors.affiliation: Hospital Reynaldo dos Santos, Vila Franca de Xira, VF, PT.
authors.forename: Catarina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dâmaso
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Nephrology Unit, Hospital de Santa Maria, Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Norte, Lisboa, LI, PT.
authors.forename: José Esteves da
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Nephrology Unit, Hospital de Santa Maria, Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Norte, Lisboa, LI, PT.
authors.forename: Margarida
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Almeida