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Case Reports
. 1999 Nov;37(11):3733-4.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.37.11.3733-3734.1999.

Case of peritonitis caused by Ewingella americana in a patient undergoing continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis

C Kati  1 , E Bibashi, E Kokolina, D Sofianou
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Case Reports

Case of peritonitis caused by Ewingella americana in a patient undergoing continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis

C Kati et al. J Clin Microbiol. 1999 Nov.

Abstract

Reports of serious infections caused by Ewingella americana have been rare. A case of E. americana peritonitis in a patient receiving continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis is described. This is the first report of E. americana causing such an infection.

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