| Literature DB >> 24648477 |
Mohammed Mahdi Althaf1, Mohamed Said Abdelsalam, Mohammed Sunaid Alsunaid, Maged Hassan Hussein.
Abstract
We report a case of relapsing peritonitis in a 33-year-old woman on automated peritoneal dialysis. End-stage renal disease was secondary to systemic lupus erythematosus complicated with lupus nephritis. The organism isolated was Brevibacterium casei that was not readily identified, delaying appropriate management with an extended antibiotic course. Definite management of B casei peritonitis was peritoneal dialysis catheter removal.Entities:
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Year: 2014 PMID: 24648477 PMCID: PMC3962939 DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2014-203611
Source DB: PubMed Journal: BMJ Case Rep ISSN: 1757-790X