Peritoneal dialysis-associated peritonitis caused by Mycobacteroides massiliense: the first case and review of the literature

Peritoneal dialysis-associated peritonitis caused by Mycobacteroides massiliense: the first case and review of the literature

Abstract Background Peritoneal dialysis (PD)-associated peritonitis caused by nontuberculous Mycobacterium is rare; however, the number of cases has increased over the past decades. Mycobacteroides massiliense is a subspecies of the Mycobacteroides abscessus complex. It has different clinical charac...

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Main Authors: Shintaro Hamada, Tomoaki Takata, Tsuyoshi Kitaura, Chiori Teraoka, Akio Aono, Sosuke Taniguchi, Yukari Mae, Hajime Isomoto, Hiroki Chikumi, Satoshi Mitarai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-03-01
Series:BMC Nephrology
Subjects:
Peritonitis
Massiliense
Abscessus
Nontuberculous Mycobacteroides
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12882-021-02297-y

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12882-021-02297-y

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