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9. Rothia Mucilaginosa Peritonitis Complicating Peritoneal Dialysis.

Author

GE, CONNIE, GU, JOEY, and SHAH, ANKUR D.

Subjects
*PERITONEAL dialysis, *PERITONITIS, *CHRONIC kidney failure, *HEMODIALYSIS patients
Abstract

For the 11% of dialysis patients worldwide who receive peritoneal dialysis (PD) to treat their end-stage kidney disease (ESKD), recent PD-associated peritonitis is estimated to contribute to 5-30% of reported mortality.1'2 These infections are most commonly caused by coagu-lase-negative Staphylococcus (32%), followed by culture-negative peritonitis (16%), and the timely identification and targeted treatment of peritonitis is critical to avoid complications such as PD catheter removal.3 Here, we present a case of atypical Rothia mucilaginosis peritonitis in a PD patient. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2022

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