Ureaplasma urealyticum Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis-Associated Peritonitis Diagnosed by 16S rRNA Gene PCR
- 1 November 2010
- journal article
- case report
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Clinical Microbiology
- Vol. 48 (11) , 4310-4312
- https://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.01045-10
Abstract
In some patients with peritonitis complicating continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD), a causative organism is never identified. We report a case of Ureaplasma urealyticum CAPD-associated peritonitis diagnosed by 16S rRNA gene PCR. Ureaplasma may be an underrecognized cause of peritonitis because it cannot be recovered using routine culture methods.Keywords
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