An Opportunistic Pathogen in a Peritoneal Dialysis Patient: Ochrobactrum Anthropi

Alparslan C., Yavascan O., Kose E., Sanlioglu P., Aksu N.

INDIAN JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS, cilt.80, sa.1, ss.72-74, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 80 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2013
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s12098-012-0800-2
  • Dergi Adı: INDIAN JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.72-74
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Ochrobactrum anthropi, Chronic peritoneal dialysis, Peritonitis, Pediatric patient
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

The authors report a case of chronic peritoneal dialysis-related peritonitis from Ochrobactrum anthropi. O. anthropi is an emerging pathogen in immunocompromised patients. O. anthropi-related peritonitis in peritoneal dialysis patients has rarely been reported. To the authors' knowledge, no pediatric case of O. anthropi peritonitis has been reported to date in the literature.