Ann Clin Microbiol.
2013 Jun;16(2):101-104. 10.5145/ACM.2013.16.2.101.
A Case Report of Mycobacterium abscessus Peritonitis in a Patient on Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis
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- 1Department of Laboratory Medicine, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea. weegyo@ajou.ac.kr
- 2Department of Nephrology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea.
- 3Department of Laboratory Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea.
- KMID: 1431772
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2013.16.2.101
Abstract
- Mycobacterium is an uncommon cause of peritonitis in patients receiving peritoneal dialysis (PD), and the incidence of nontuberculous mycobacterium (NTM) peritonitis is even rarer since the majority of mycobacterial peritonitis cases are caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. However, NTM peritonitis has been known to result in a high mortality rate with delayed diagnosis and treatment. In this study, we report a case of Mycobacterium abscessus peritonitis in a 52-year-old male under continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD).
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