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Peritonitis due to Moraxella Osloensis: An Emerging Pathogen.
Sreedhar Adapa1, Purva Gumaste2, Venu Madhav Konala3
1Attending Nephrologist, The Nephrology Group, Fresno, CA, USA.
Peritonitis in peritoneal dialysis patients is serious. This case highlights Moraxella osloensis, an uncommon bacterium causing peritonitis, which successfully responded to cephalosporin treatment.
Area of Science:
- Microbiology
- Nephrology
Background:
- Peritonitis is a significant complication in patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis.
- Gram-positive organisms are more common causes of peritonitis than gram-negative organisms.
- Improved microbiological techniques have led to the identification of peritonitis caused by unusual organisms.
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