J Korean Med Sci.  2007 Apr;22(2):377-379. 10.3346/jkms.2007.22.2.377.

Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis due to Ochrobactrum anthropi: A Case Report

• Wi YM
• Sohn KM
• Rhee JY
• Oh WS
• Peck KR
• Lee NY
• Song JH

• KMID: 1713206
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3346/jkms.2007.22.2.377

Abstract

We report a case of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis from Ochrobactrum anthropi. O. anthropi is recognized as an emerging pathogen in immunocompromised patients. In contrast to most previously described cases, the patient reported here had no indwelling catheter. To our knowledge, no case of O. anthropi spontaneous bacterial peritonitis has been reported in the medical literature until now.

Keyword

Ochrobactrum Anthropi; Peritonitis

MeSH Terms

Treatment Outcome
Rare Diseases/diagnosis/drug therapy/microbiology
Peritonitis/*diagnosis/drug therapy/*microbiology
Ochrobactrum anthropi/drug effects/*isolation & purification
Middle Aged
Male
Humans
Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections/*diagnosis/drug therapy/*microbiology
Anti-Bacterial Agents/administration & dosage

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