We report two cases of peritoneal dialysis (PD)-related peritonitis caused by two unusual bacteria isolated from dialysate and endocervical swab: a group B streptococcus and Ureaplasma urealyticum.CASE1:A 45-year-old woman with end-stage renalfailure due to chronic glomerulonephritis developed her first episode of peritonitis 6 months after initiation of continuous ambulatory PD(CAPD), contemporary with menstruation. There were no signs of an exit-site infection. Signs of peritonitis were a cloudy non-hemorrhagic ef-fluentand abdominalpain. The dialysate leukocyte count was 2700/mm~3, with 75% neutrophils and 400/mm~3 red blood cells (RBC).
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