Pluralibacter gergoviae: an uncommon pathogen in peritoneal dialysis-related peritonitis: the second documented case worldwide
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- Original research
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Abstract
Peritonitisremainsaseriouscomplicationinpatientsundergoingperitonealdialysis,oftencausedbycommonorganismssuchasStaphylococcusaureus.However,rarepathogensmayalsoplayarole.Wereportacaseofperitonitisina41-year-oldfemaleoncontinuousambulatoryperitonealdialysis,inwhomPluralibactergergoviaewasidentifiedasthecausativeorganism.Thepatientpresentedwithabdominalpainandcloudydialysatebutremainedhemodynamicallystable.Peritonealfluidanalysisrevealedelevatedwhitecellcounts,andculturePluralibactergergoviae,whichwassensitivetomultipleantibiotics.Initialempirictherapywasadjustedaccordingly,leadingtoclinicalandlaboratoryimprovement.ThisisthesecondreportedcaseofPluralibactergergoviae-relatedperitonitisintheliterature.Thiscaseunderscorestheimportanceofrecognizinguncommonpathogensinperitonealdialysis-relatedinfectionsandtheroleofpromptmicrobiologicaldiagnosisinguidingtargetedtherapy.Increasedawarenessandreportingofsuchcasesareessentialtoenhanceunderstandingandoptimizepatientmanagement.
- Title
- Oxford Medical Case Reports
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- Oxford University Press
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- United Kingdom
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- Scopus
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- 0.4
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- Both (Printed and Online)
- Volume
- 10
- Year
- 2025
- Pages
- omaf219