Consecutive episodes of peritonitis in a patient undergoing peritoneal dialysis caused by unusual organisms: Brevibacterium and Pantoea agglomerans

• Main Authors: Joon Seok Choi (Author), Chang Seong Kim (Author), Jeong Woo Park (Author), Eun Hui Bae (Author), Seong Kwon Ma (Author), Soo Wan Kim (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The Korean Society of Nephrology, 2012-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

A 52-year-old man undergoing continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis presented with two consecutive episodes of peritonitis caused by unusual organisms, namely, Brevibacterium and Pantoea agglomerans. The patient was successfully treated with a 2-week course of cefazolin and ceftazidime for the Br...