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Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis (CAPD) associated peritonitis in a child: a rare case of peritonitis caused by sphingomonous paucimobilis

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Title: Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis (CAPD) associated peritonitis in a child: a rare case of peritonitis caused by sphingomonous paucimobilis

Authors: Arwa Quresh Tambawala , Sadaf Hamid , Iqtidar Khan , Asad Ali 

Journal: Journal of Pakistan Medical Association

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Publisher: Pakistan Medical Association.

Country: Pakistan

Year: 2011

Volume: 61

Issue: 2

Language: English

Keywords: PeritonitisCAPDSphingomonous paucimobilis

Categories
Infectious Diseases (12373) Nephrology (4362) Internal Medicine (19275) Pediatrics (13616) Peritoneal Dialysis (11)

Abstract

Abstract


First identified in 1977, Sphingomonous Paucimobilis has emerged as an opportunistic human pathogen. It is primarily known to cause a range of mostly nosocomial, non-life-threatening infections that typically are easily treated by antibiotic therapy. Sources of its isolation linked to clinical disease include blood, spinal fluid and leg ulcers. It has also been reported as a rare cause of peritonitis in patients on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis. We present a case of a child with peritonitis due to this organism. Clinical features, bacteriology and treatment option and response have been discussed.
Keywords: CAPD, Sphingomonous paucimobilis, Peritonitis.

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