A Rare Cause of Peritonitis Caused by Flavimonas Oryzihabitans in Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis (CAPD)

Abstract

Flavimonas (formerly Pseudomonas) oryzihabitans, a yellow pigmented, gram-negative, oxidase-negative, nonfermenting bacillus, has rarely been implicated as a human pathogen. Most cases have been reported in immunocompromized hosts, mainly related to central venous catheters rather than to other foreign materials. Although most cases are nosocomialy acquired, there has been an increasing frequency of community acquired infections. Flavimonas oryzihabitans has been reported as a causative organism of peritonitis in CAPD only in a few cases worldwide [1–4]. We report the first case of peritonitis caused by Flavimonas oryzihabitans recorded in CAPD patient in Greece.