Peritonitis due to Moraxella Osloensis: An Emerging Pathogen
Joint Authors
Konala, Venu Madhav
Adapa, Sreedhar
Gumaste, Purva
Dhingra, Hemant
Garcha, Amarinder Singh
Agrawal, Nikhil
Source
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-12-20
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Peritonitis is a very serious complication encountered in patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis and healthcare providers involved in the management should be very vigilant.
Gram-positive organisms are the frequent cause of peritonitis compared to gram-negative organisms.
There has been recognition of peritonitis caused by uncommon organisms because of improved microbiological detection techniques.
We report a case of peritonitis caused by Moraxella osloensis (M.
osloensis), which is an unusual cause of infections in humans.
A 68-year-old male, who has been on peritoneal dialysis for 2 years, presented with abdominal pain and cloudy effluent.
Peritoneal fluid analysis was consistent with peritonitis and peritoneal fluid culture grew gram-negative bacteria.
M.
osloensis was identified by 16 S PCR phenotypic and sequencing techniques.
Patient responded well to the treatment, with intraperitoneal cephalosporin, and repeat peritoneal fluid culture yielded no growth.
M.
osloensis rarely causes infection in humans and responds well to treatment, as reported in literature.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Adapa, Sreedhar& Gumaste, Purva& Konala, Venu Madhav& Agrawal, Nikhil& Garcha, Amarinder Singh& Dhingra, Hemant. 2018. Peritonitis due to Moraxella Osloensis: An Emerging Pathogen. Case Reports in Nephrology،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-3.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Adapa, Sreedhar…[et al.]. Peritonitis due to Moraxella Osloensis: An Emerging Pathogen. Case Reports in Nephrology No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-3.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Adapa, Sreedhar& Gumaste, Purva& Konala, Venu Madhav& Agrawal, Nikhil& Garcha, Amarinder Singh& Dhingra, Hemant. Peritonitis due to Moraxella Osloensis: An Emerging Pathogen. Case Reports in Nephrology. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1145211
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1145211