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Case Reports
. 2016 Jan-Feb;36(1):105-7.
doi: 10.3747/pdi.2014.00270.

First Report of Laribacter hongkongensis Peritonitis in Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis

Patrick C Y Woo  1 , Rosana W S Poon  2 , Chuen-Hing Foo  2 , Kelvin K W To  3 , Susanna K P Lau  1
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Case Reports

First Report of Laribacter hongkongensis Peritonitis in Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis

Patrick C Y Woo et al. Perit Dial Int. 2016 Jan-Feb.

Abstract

The most common pathogens associated with peritonitis in patients on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) are gram-positive bacteria, which constitute 60 - 80% of all isolates. With the advancement of molecular technologies for bacterial identification, cases of CAPD-related peritonitis caused by bacteria previously not known to be associated with this clinical condition have been reported. Here we report the first case of CAPD-related peritonitis due to Laribacter hongkongensis.

Keywords: CAPD; Laribacter hongkongensis; peritonitis.

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