Relapsing Brevibacterium casei peritonitis: Value of 16S rRNA gene sequencing in accurate species identification

摘要

Peritonitis is a frequent and potentially serious complication of peritoneal dialysis (PD), contributing substantially to treatment-related adverse events and treatment failure in PD patients (1,2). The most common pathogens are staphylococci and Enterobacteriaceae, but other pathogens are involved as well (3). In this short report, we describe a case of relapsing peritonitis with repeated isolation of Brevibacterium casei, a very rare causative pathogen identified by 16S rRNA gene sequencing.