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  3. Paracoccus yeei: a new unusual opportunistic bacterium in ambulatory peritoneal dialysis

Paracoccus yeei: a new unusual opportunistic bacterium in ambulatory peritoneal dialysis

  • Int J Infect Dis. 2010 Feb;14(2):e173-4. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2009.03.030.
Frédéric Wallet 1,  Nicolas Blondiaux,  Célia Lessore de Sainte Foy,  Caroline Loïez,  Sylvie Armand,  Dominique Pagniez,  René J Courcol
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Affiliation

  • 1 Pôle de Microbiologie, Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire de Lille, Faculté de Médecine de Lille, Blvd du Pr Leclercq, 59037 Lille Cedex, France. fwallet@chru-lille.fr
PMID: 19556157 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2009.03.030
Abstract

Paracoccus yeei was identified as the etiologic agent of peritonitis in an ambulatory peritoneal dialysis patient. While the old biochemical identification kits are not able to identify this species, the new colorimetric VITEK 2 GN card correctly identified this isolate in 7hours. Its identity was confirmed by Sequencing of the 16S rRNA gene.

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