An Opportunistic Pathogen in a Peritoneal Dialysis Patient: Ochrobactrum Anthropi

Alparslan, Caner; Yavascan, Onder; Kose, ENGİN; Sanlioglu, Pinar; Aksu, Nejat

doi:10.1007/s12098-012-0800-2

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, Scopus)

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.