Study about Sphingobium Lactosutens: A Human Pathogen Causing Peritoneal Dialysis Related Peritonitis

Abstract

The present case study discuss the infections caused by other Sphingobium species, probable sources of infection, clinical findings, and susceptibility patterns. The study also aim to create awareness about this rare bacterial pathogen and emphasize the need for more research to successfully treat and prevent future infections. New pathogens are constantly developing. Study also describe a rare instance of peritoneal dialysis-related peritonitis caused by the bacterium Sphingobium lactosutens in a patient who visited our dialysis clinic with the typical symptoms of abdominal pain and diffuse abdominal tenderness. The patient responded favourably to intraperitoneal antibiotic therapy. A 52-year-old man with end-stage renal disease secondary to long-standing type 2 diabetes and hypertension on PD for four years presented to our dialysis center with complaints of abdominal pain for four days in addition to fatigue and early satiety. The patient was initially started on broad-spectrum IP antibiotic coverage with vancomycin and ceftazidime, which was narrowed down later to IP ceftazidime following culture results.