Open AccessUreaplasma urealyticum Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis-Associated Peritonitis Diagnosed by 16S rRNA Gene PCR
Author(s) -
Jessica Yager,
Emily Ford,
Zachary P. Boas,
Leah A. Haseley,
Brad T. Cookson,
Dhruba J. SenGupta,
Ferric C. Fang,
Geoffrey S. Gottlieb
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of clinical microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.349
H-Index - 255
eISSN - 1070-633X
pISSN - 0095-1137
DOI - 10.1128/jcm.01045-10
Subject(s) - ureaplasma urealyticum , continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis , peritonitis , 16s ribosomal rna , microbiology and biotechnology , peritoneal dialysis , medicine , ureaplasma , biology , gastroenterology , mycoplasma , gene , genetics
In some patients with peritonitis complicating continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD), a causative organism is never identified. We report a case ofUreaplasma urealyticum CAPD-associated peritonitis diagnosed by 16S rRNA gene PCR.Ureaplasma may be an underrecognized cause of peritonitis because it cannot be recovered using routine culture methods.