Pluralibacter gergoviae: an uncommon pathogen in peritoneal dialysis-related peritonitis: the second documented case worldwide
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Abstract
Peritonitisremainsaseriouscomplicationinpatientsundergoingperitonealdialysis,oftencausedbycommonorganismssuchasStaphylococcusaureus.However,rarepathogensmayalsoplayarole.Wereportacaseofperitonitisina41-year-oldfemaleoncontinuousambulatoryperitonealdialysis,inwhomPluralibactergergoviaewasidentifiedasthecausativeorganism.Thepatientpresentedwithabdominalpainandcloudydialysatebutremainedhemodynamicallystable.Peritonealfluidanalysisrevealedelevatedwhitecellcounts,andculturePluralibactergergoviae,whichwassensitivetomultipleantibiotics.Initialempirictherapywasadjustedaccordingly,leadingtoclinicalandlaboratoryimprovement.ThisisthesecondreportedcaseofPluralibactergergoviae-relatedperitonitisintheliterature.Thiscaseunderscorestheimportanceofrecognizinguncommonpathogensinperitonealdialysis-relatedinfectionsandtheroleofpromptmicrobiologicaldiagnosisinguidingtargetedtherapy.Increasedawarenessandreportingofsuchcasesareessentialtoenhanceunderstandingandoptimizepatientmanagement.
- العنوان
- Oxford Medical Case Reports
- الناشر
- Oxford University Press
- بلد الناشر
- المملكة المتحدة
- Indexing
- Scopus
- معامل التأثير
- 0,4
- نوع المنشور
- Both (Printed and Online)
- المجلد
- 10
- السنة
- 2025
- الصفحات
- omaf219