Elizabethkingia meningoseptica: An Uncommon Cause of Peritonitis In Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis: A Case Report and Review of Literature

Elizabethkingia meningoseptica: An Uncommon Cause of Peritonitis In Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis: A Case Report and Review of Literature

Peritonitis is a major complication of peritoneal dialysis (PD) and due to its gravity, it remains the primary reason to switch from PD to hemodialysis. Elizabethkingia meningoseptica, a non-fermentative Gram-negative bacillus, is rarely encountered as a pathogen causing peritonitis in adults. We pr...

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Main Authors: Skander Abidi, Lamia Tilouche, Yosra Guedri, Sonia Karaborni, Zohra Ben Ghechir, Soumaya Ketata, Olfa Bouallegue, Noureddine Boujaafar, Abdellatif Achour
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2021-01-01
Series:Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation
Online Access:http://www.sjkdt.org/article.asp?issn=1319-2442;year=2021;volume=32;issue=3;spage=855;epage=860;aulast=Abidi

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