Arthrobacter sanguinis: an uncommon cause of peritonitis in a peritoneal dialysis patient

Nephrology (Carlton). 2015 Nov;20(11):868. doi: 10.1111/nep.12513.

Authors

Desmond Yh Yap¹, Herman Tse², Maggie My Mok¹, Gary Cw Chan¹, Terence Yip³, Sing Leung Lui³, Wai Kei Lo³, Tak Mao Chan¹

Affiliations

¹ Nephrology Division, Department of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
² Department of Microbiology, Queen Mary Hospital, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
³ Renal Unit, Tung Wah Hospital, Hong Kong, China.

PMID: 26443074
DOI: 10.1111/nep.12513

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Administration, Intravenous
Anti-Bacterial Agents / administration & dosage
Arthrobacter / classification
Arthrobacter / drug effects
Arthrobacter / isolation & purification*
Ceftriaxone / administration & dosage
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / diagnosis
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / drug therapy
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / microbiology*
Humans
Kidney Failure, Chronic / diagnosis
Kidney Failure, Chronic / therapy*
Male
Middle Aged
Peritoneal Dialysis / adverse effects*
Peritonitis / diagnosis
Peritonitis / drug therapy
Peritonitis / microbiology*
Ribotyping
Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Ceftriaxone