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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, September 2001, p. 3420-3421, Vol. 39, No. 9
Department of
Microbiology1 and Department of
Nephrology,3 Regional Hospital, and
Department of Laboratory Medicine, Norwegian University of
Science and Technology,2 Trondheim, Norway
Received 19 March 2001/Returned for modification 16 May
2001/Accepted 10 July 2001
Dermabacter hominis was the cause of a peritoneal
dialysis-associated peritonitis. D. hominis was identified
by phenotypic criteria and by sequencing the 16S rRNA gene. Clinical
cure was achieved with cefuroxime treatment despite the isolate's
reduced susceptibility to this drug (MIC, 12 mg/liter) on in vitro
testing. The successful treatment was probably due to the high
concentrations attained by intraperitoneal administration of the drug.
0095-1137/01/$04.00+0 DOI: 10.1128/JCM.39.9.3420-3421.2001
Copyright © 2001, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.
Peritoneal Dialysis-Associated Peritonitis Caused
by Dermabacter hominis
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Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of
Microbiology, Regional Hospital, N-7006 Trondheim, Norway. Phone: 47 73867470. Fax: 47 73867765. E-mail: anrad{at}gmx.net.
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