title: A Rare Case of Peritoneal Dialysis-Associated Peritonitis with Sphingomonas koreensis.
abstract: Sphingomonas species are ubiquitous gram-negative, aerobic bacteria frequently found in aquatic environments such as drinking water and very seldom in hemodialysis fluids or supposedly sterile drug solutions. Human infections with the gram-negative Sphingomonas species are rare and peritonitis with these organisms even rarer. Here we report a case of polymicrobial peritonitis due to Sphingomonas koreensis and Escherichia coli in a patient undergoing peritoneal dialysis (PD).
authors.affiliation: Clinic for Transplant Immunology and Nephrology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Julia
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wallner
authors.affiliation: Division of Clinical Microbiology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Reno
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Frei
authors.affiliation: Clinic for Transplant Immunology and Nephrology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland felix.burkhalter@usb.ch.
authors.forename: Felix
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Burkhalter
mesh_terms: D055499:Catheter-Related Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000302:isolation & purification; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010530:Peritoneal Dialysis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D020578:Sphingomonas / Q000302:isolation & purification; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination
keywords: Peritonitis; Sphingomonas koreensis; peritoneal dialysis