Streptococcus plurianimalium Peritonitis in a Patient on  Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis: A Case Report

Author: Durga Arinandini Arimuthu ¹ ; Christopher Thiam Seong Lim ²
Author Information

1. Department of Medicine, Serdang Hospital, Jalan Puchong, 43000 Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia
2. Unit of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
Publication Type:Case Reports
Keywords: Streptoccoccus plurianimalium, Peritoneal dialysis, Peritonitis, End-stage renal disease
From:Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences 2020;16(No.4):388-390
CountryMalaysia
Language:English
Abstract: Streptoccoccus plurianimalium is a rare pathogen that has recently made a crossover from its common host, animals to humans. As reports start to emerge from this pathogen, it has come to light that it can cause clinically significant infections in a broad spectrum of systems. However, the mode of transmission of this pathogen has not yet been fully established. We report here a case of Streptoccoccus plurianimalium peritonitis in a patient undergoing continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis in our centre. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case report of a Streptoccoccus plurianimalium peritonitis in an end-stage kidney disease patient.
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