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Corynebacterium amycolatum peritonitis in a patient undergoing peritoneal dialysis: case report and literature review

2024-09-30

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Peritoneal dialysis is a blood purification technique used in cases of end-stage chronic kidney failure, based on the filtering capabilities of the peritoneum. Infections, often caused by poor asepsis during catheter manipulation, are generally attributed to Staphylococcus epidermidis and Staphylococcus aureus. Corynebacterium, usually considered non-pathogenic, is rarely involved in these infections. We present a...

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Literature Corpus work: 43899aab-e3da-54d1-8c26-5119c2c12775
DOI: 10.1099/acmi.0.000880.v2

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