Recurrent Chronic Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis‐Associated Infection due to Rothia dentocariosa

作者：Shaun K. Morris, Shudeshna Nag, Kathryn N. Suh, Gerald A. Evans · 发表于：Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology · 年份：2004 · DOI：10.1155/2004/823463 · 被引用次数：15 · 研究领域：Diphtheria, Corynebacterium, and Tetanus、Mycobacterium research and diagnosis、Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing

Rothia dentocariosa is a commensal organism of the human oropharynx. Clinical infection due to this organism is rare. A case of recurrent peritoneal dialysis-related peritonitis caused by R dentocariosa and a review of the literature is reported. Isolation of R dentocariosa from dialysate fluid should not be dismissed as a contaminant. Although there are no interpretive criteria for antimicrobial susceptibility testing, R dentocariosa appears to be susceptible to a variety of antibiotics including beta-lactams, vancomycin and aminoglycosides. Optimal therapy of peritoneal dialysis peritonitis caused by this organism may also require removal of the catheter.