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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, November 2006, p. 4283-4284, Vol. 44, No. 11
0095-1137/06/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.01315-06
Copyright © 2006, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

CASE REPORT

First Reported Case of Dialysis-Related Peritonitis Due to Escherichia vulneris{triangledown}

Sanjaya N. Senanayake,1* Assad Jadeer,2 Girish S. Talaulikar,3 and Jhumur Roy1

Departments of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases,1 Hospital in the Home,2 Renal Medicine, The Canberra Hospital, Canberra, Australia3

Received 26 June 2006/ Returned for modification 22 August 2006/ Accepted 31 August 2006

Escherichia vulneris is a recently identified environmental organism that can colonize humans and animals. To date, very few infections with E. vulneris have been reported. This is the first reported case of peritonitis due to E. vulneris in the setting of peritoneal dialysis.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Infectious Diseases, Building 10, Level 4, The Canberra Hospital, P.O. Box 11, Woden, ACT 2606, Canberra, Australia. Phone: (61 2) 6244 2105. Fax: (61 2) 6281 0349. E-mail: sanjaya.senanayake{at}act.gov.au.

{triangledown} Published ahead of print on 13 September 2006.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, November 2006, p. 4283-4284, Vol. 44, No. 11
0095-1137/06/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.01315-06
Copyright © 2006, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.





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