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- 2019
Peritonitis related to peritoneal dialysis due to Moellerella wisconsensisKeywords: Moellerella wisconsensis,ayaktan sürekli periton diyalizi,peritonit Abstract: Peritonitis is one of the most common and important complications in patients on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD), that is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Gram negative bacteria are the causative agents in % 20-30 of peritoneal dialysis related peritonitis case. Moellerella winconsensis is a recently-identified member of the Enterobacteriaceae family. Although pathogenicity of M.wisconsensis remains unclear in humans, it is found associated with diarrhea and acute cholecystitis with or without secondary bacteremia only in a few cases. In this report, a case of peritoneal dialysis-related peritonitis caused by M. wisconsensis is presented
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