Brevibacterium casei isolated as a cause of relapsing peritonitis

Brevibacterium casei isolated as a cause of relapsing peritonitis

We report a case of relapsing peritonitis in a 33-year-old woman on automated peritoneal dialysis. End-stage renal disease was secondary to systemic lupus erythematosus complicated with lupus nephritis. The organism isolated was Brevibacterium casei that was not readily identified, delaying appropri...

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Veröffentlicht in:BMJ Case Reports 2014, Vol.2014
Hauptverfasser: Althaf, Mohammed Mahdi, Abdelsalam, Mohamed Said, Alsunaid, Mohammed Sunaid, Hussein, Maged Hassan
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:We report a case of relapsing peritonitis in a 33-year-old woman on automated peritoneal dialysis. End-stage renal disease was secondary to systemic lupus erythematosus complicated with lupus nephritis. The organism isolated was Brevibacterium casei that was not readily identified, delaying appropriate management with an extended antibiotic course. Definite management of B casei peritonitis was peritoneal dialysis catheter removal.
ISSN:1757-790X
DOI:10.1136/bcr-2014-203611