A case of peritoneal dialysis-associated peritonitis caused by Rhodococcus kroppenstedtii

A case of peritoneal dialysis-associated peritonitis caused by Rhodococcus kroppenstedtii

Abstract Background Rhodococcus kroppenstedtii is an aerobic, gram-positive bacterium firstly identified in the environment, which has not been reported in human-related infection. Herein, we reported the first case of peritoneal dialysis (PD)-associated peritonitis caused by R. kroppenstedtii which...

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Main Authors: Yi Kang, Yuxin Chen, Zhifeng Zhang, Han Shen, Wanqing Zhou, Chao Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-06-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Rhodococcus kroppenstedtii
Peritoneal dialysis-associated peritonitis
Whole genome sequencing
Average nucleotide identity
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-021-06280-8

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