Citrobacter freundii peritonitis and tunnel infection in a patient on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis


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DERVİŞOĞLU E., YUMUK Z., Yegenaga I.

JOURNAL OF MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY, vol.57, no.1, pp.125-127, 2008 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 57 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2008
  • Doi Number: 10.1099/jmm.0.47441-0
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.125-127
  • Kocaeli University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The clinical course of a patient on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis who developed peritonitis and tunnel infection due to an unusual pathogen, Citrobacter freundii, is described. The patient did not respond well to antibiogram-based therapy (intravenous meropenem and intraperitoneal gentamicin) and removal of the catheter was required.