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PEDIATRIC NEPHROLOGY
Volume 15, Issue 1-2, Pages 31-32Publisher
SPRINGER-VERLAG
DOI: 10.1007/s004670000432
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Pasteurella pneumotropica; peritonitis; peritoneal dialysis
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We report the first case of Pasteurella pneumotropica peritonitis in a peritoneal dialysis patient. This rare infection was the result of contamination of the dialysis tubing by a pet hamster. We stress the importance of household pets as a source of infection in the peritoneal dialysis population.
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