Open AccessFirst Report of Laribacter hongkongensis Peritonitis in Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis
Author(s) -
Woo Patrick C.Y.,
Poon Rosana W.S.,
Foo Chuen-Hing,
To Kelvin K.W.,
Lau Susanna K.P.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
peritoneal dialysis international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.79
H-Index - 83
eISSN - 1718-4304
pISSN - 0896-8608
DOI - 10.3747/pdi.2014.00270
Subject(s) - medicine , peritoneal dialysis , continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis , peritonitis , ambulatory , intensive care medicine
The most common pathogens associated with peritonitis in patients on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) are gram-positive bacteria, which constitute 60 – 80% of all isolates. With the advancement of molecular technologies for bacterial identification, cases of CAPD-related peritonitis caused by bacteria previously not known to be associated with this clinical condition have been reported. Here we report the first case of CAPD-related peritonitis due to Laribacter hongkongensis.
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