Acinetobacter lwoffii Peritonitis in a Patient on Automated Peritoneal Dialysis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Acinetobacter lwoffii, a nonfermentative gram-negative aerobic bacillus, which presents in the normal flora of the oropharynx and skin, has recently been reported as a cause of human infection. Herein, the authors present a case report of peritonitis related to automated peritoneal dialysis caused b...

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Main Authors: Murat Yasar Tas, Meral Merve Oguz, Mevlut Ceri
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2017-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Nephrology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/5760254
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spelling doaj-art-8b7503acbc194efb8f8e2774833e353e2025-02-03T01:21:09ZengWileyCase Reports in Nephrology2090-66412090-665X2017-01-01201710.1155/2017/57602545760254Acinetobacter lwoffii Peritonitis in a Patient on Automated Peritoneal Dialysis: A Case Report and Review of the LiteratureMurat Yasar Tas0Meral Merve Oguz1Mevlut Ceri2Department of Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine, Pamukkale University, Denizli, TurkeyDepartment of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Pamukkale University, Denizli, TurkeyDepartment of Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine, Pamukkale University, Denizli, TurkeyAcinetobacter lwoffii, a nonfermentative gram-negative aerobic bacillus, which presents in the normal flora of the oropharynx and skin, has recently been reported as a cause of human infection. Herein, the authors present a case report of peritonitis related to automated peritoneal dialysis caused by A. lwoffii.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/5760254
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Acinetobacter lwoffii Peritonitis in a Patient on Automated Peritoneal Dialysis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
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title Acinetobacter lwoffii Peritonitis in a Patient on Automated Peritoneal Dialysis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
title_full Acinetobacter lwoffii Peritonitis in a Patient on Automated Peritoneal Dialysis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
title_fullStr Acinetobacter lwoffii Peritonitis in a Patient on Automated Peritoneal Dialysis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
title_full_unstemmed Acinetobacter lwoffii Peritonitis in a Patient on Automated Peritoneal Dialysis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
title_short Acinetobacter lwoffii Peritonitis in a Patient on Automated Peritoneal Dialysis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
title_sort acinetobacter lwoffii peritonitis in a patient on automated peritoneal dialysis a case report and review of the literature
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