Peritonitis caused by Pantoea agglomerans in peritoneal dialysis
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Consecutive episodes of peritonitis in a patient undergoing peritoneal dialysis caused by unusual organisms: Brevibacterium and Pantoea agglomerans
A 52-year-old man undergoing continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis presented with two consecutive episodes of peritonitis caused by unusual organisms, namely, Brevibacterium and Pantoea agglomerans. The patient was successfully treated with a 2-week course of cefazolin and ceftazidime for the Brevibacterium-associated peritonitis, and a 3-week course of gentamicin for the P. agglomerans-ass...
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عنوان ژورنال: Nefrología (English Edition)
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2013-2514
DOI: 10.1016/j.nefroe.2017.01.021