Peritonitis Due to <i>Roseomonas fauriae</i> in a Patient Undergoing Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis

Evangelia Bibashi, Danai Sofianou, Efstathios Mitsopoulos

Journal of Clinical Microbiology · 2000 · 53 citations · 11 references

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Abstract

Roseomonas is a newly described genus of pink-pigmented, nonfermentative, gram-negative bacteria that have been recognized as a cause of human infections. Roseomonas fauriae is a species rarely isolated from clinical specimens. We report the first known case of peritonitis caused by R. fauriae in a patient receiving continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis.

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