PERITONEAL DIALYSIS-RELATED PERITONITIS DUE TO MELIOIDOSIS: A POTENTIALLY DEVASTATING CONDITION

摘要

Background: Melioidosis, an infectious disease caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei, is endemic in Southeast Asia and Northern Australia. Although a wide range of clinical manifestations from this organism are known, peritonitis associated with peritoneal dialysis (PD) has rarely been reported.