In some patients with peritonitis complicating continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD), a causative organism is never identified. We report a case of Ureaplasma urealyticum CAPD-associated peritonitis diagnosed by 16S rRNA gene PCR. Ureaplasma may be an underrecognized cause of peritonitis because it cannot be recovered using routine culture methods.
Download full-text PDF |
Source |
|---|---|
| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3020887 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/JCM.01045-10 | DOI Listing |
Publication Analysis
Top Keywords
ureaplasma urealyticum
8
continuous ambulatory
8
ambulatory peritoneal
8
peritonitis diagnosed
8
diagnosed 16s
8
16s rrna
8
rrna gene
8
gene pcr
8
urealyticum continuous
4
peritoneal dialysis-associated
4
Similar Publications
Want AI Summaries of new PubMed Abstracts delivered to your In-box?
Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!