Peritonitis Due to Pseudomonas stutzeri, an Organism That May Be Difficult to Culture.

摘要

Peritonitis is a complication that can be caused by well-known pathogens such as Staphybcoccus epider-midis and less frequently occurring gram-negative microorganisms. However some microbial agents that cause continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD)-related peritonitis cannot be detected using standard culture techniques. For this reason further culturing methods such as the VITEK 2 biochemical identification system (bioMerieux, Marcy I'Etoile, France) are required for the identification of some pathogenic agents (1,2). We present here the first case of CAPD-related peritonitis caused by Pseudomonas stutzeri that was not grown by standard culturing methods.