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<journal-id>2976-0526</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Portuguese Kidney Journal (PKJ)]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[PKJ]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2976-0526</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Sociedade Portuguesa de Nefrologia]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
</journal-meta>
<article-meta>
<article-id>S2976-05262025000100060</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.71749/pkj.60</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Rhizobium radiobacter, a Rare Cause of Peritonitis]]></article-title>
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<surname><![CDATA[Sousa]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Sofia Leitão e]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Vidal]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Helena]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ormonde]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Carolina]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Cabral]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Raquel]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital do Divino Espírito Santo Nephrology Department ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Ponta Delgada ]]></addr-line>
<country>Portugal</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>03</month>
<year>2025</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>03</month>
<year>2025</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>39</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<fpage>60</fpage>
<lpage>63</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2976-05262025000100060&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2976-05262025000100060&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2976-05262025000100060&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract Rhizobium radiobacter is a Gram&#8209;negative bacteria known to cause peritonitis in peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients since 1985. Although it has low virulence, it is known to adhere to medical devices, raising concern for PD catheter removal. Currently, there are no guidelines as to the best practice when dealing with this agent, despite the growing number of published cases. We present a challenging and unexpected case of a 36&#8209;years&#8209;old male under PD who was diagnosed with Rhizobium radiobacter peritonitis.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Bacterial Infections]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Peritonitis/diagnosis]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Peritonitis/drug therapy]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Peritonitis/etiology]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Rhizobium]]></kwd>
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