Mycobacterium fortuitum peritonitis associated with continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis.
- Authors
- Choi C.W.; Cha D.R.; Kwon Y.J.; Cho W.Y.; Pyo H.J.; Kim H.K.
- Issue Date
- 1993
- Keywords
- Mycobacterium fortuitum; Non-tuberculous mycobacteria; Continuous ambulatory Peritoneal dialysis; Peritonitis
- Citation
- The Korean journal of internal medicine, v.8, no.1, pp 25 - 27
- Pages
- 3
- Indexed
- SCOPUS
- Journal Title
- The Korean journal of internal medicine
- Volume
- 8
- Number
- 1
- Start Page
- 25
- End Page
- 27
- URI
- https://scholarworks.korea.ac.kr/kumedicine/handle/2020.sw.kumedicine/26812
- ISSN
- 1226-3303
2005-6648
- Abstract
- Runyon group IV atypical mycobacteria, Mycobacterium fortuitum, is an environmental organism and is capable of producing a variety of clinical infections such as cutaneous infection, abscess and pulmonary and ocular infection. Rarely, it has been a documented cause of peritonitis in patients receiving continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD). We report a case of M. fortuitum peritonitis in a patient undergoing CAPD and emphasize the importance of mycobacterial cultures in patients with CAPD-associated peritonitis whose routine culturing yields no organisms repeatedly.
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