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Case Reports
. 2000 Nov;15(1-2):31-2.
doi: 10.1007/s004670000432.

Hamster bite peritonitis: Pasteurella pneumotropica peritonitis in a dialysis patient

A Campos  1 , J H Taylor, M Campbell
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Hamster bite peritonitis: Pasteurella pneumotropica peritonitis in a dialysis patient

A Campos et al. Pediatr Nephrol. 2000 Nov.

Abstract

We report the first case of Pasteurella pneumotropica peritonitis in a peritoneal dialysis patient. This rare infection was the result of contamination of the dialysis tubing by a pet hamster. We stress the importance of household pets as a source of infection in the peritoneal dialysis population.

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