Peritonitis due to Brevibacterium otitidis in a patient undergoing continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis.
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Brevibacterium otitidis is a coryneform rod and, as far as is known, is isolated only from infected ears. We report the first known case of peritonitis caused by B. otitidis in a patient undergoing continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of clinical microbiology
دوره 38 11 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2000