Campylobacter fetus Peritonitis in a Patient with Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis: A First Case Report in Korea

규화 허1   은영 이1   종명 강2   양순 이1*   

1 Departments of Laboratory Medicine
2 Internal Medicine,Hanyang University College of Medicine

Abstract

Campylobacter fetus may cause infections such as septicemia, peritonitis, meningitis, endocarditis, septic arthritis, and cellulitis, increasing the risk of spontaneous abortion but decreasing the likelihood of gastroenteritis. We identified C. fetus from continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) fluid using 16S rRNA gene sequencing. It is significant that this is the first case report in Korea of CAPD peritonitis caused by C. fetus, which is known to be rare. (Ann Clin Microbiol 2018;21:20-22)

Keywords

Campylobacter fetus   Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis   Peritonitis   16SrRNA   


Acknowledgements

This work was supported by the Korean Health Technology R&D Project, Ministry of Health & Welfare, Republic of Korea (HI13C1468 and HI13C0866).