Peritoneal Dialysis–Related Peritonitis Due to Abiotrophia defectiva
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Peritoneal Dialysis–Related Peritonitis Due to Abiotrophia defectiva
BACKGROUND Abiotrophia defectiva is a fastidious aerobic gram-positive bacterium which is part of the normal flora of the human oral cavity. It is an unusual cause of peritoneal dialysis-related peritonitis. CASE PRESENTATION We present a case of a man in his fifties with end-stage renal failure secondary to polycystic kidney disease who presented with a cloudy peritoneal fluid effluent and a...
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عنوان ژورنال: Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2054-3581,2054-3581
DOI: 10.1177/2054358116678206