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    Humicola sp. as a cause of peritoneal dialysis-associated peritonitis

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    Authors
    Burns, N.
    Arthur, I.
    Leung, M.
    Ketharanathan, S.
    Sandoval-Denis, M.
    Gené, J.
    Guarro, J.
    Chakera, Aron
    Date
    2015
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Burns, N. and Arthur, I. and Leung, M. and Ketharanathan, S. and Sandoval-Denis, M. and Gené, J. and Guarro, J. et al. 2015. Humicola sp. as a cause of peritoneal dialysis-associated peritonitis. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 53 (9): pp. 3081-3085.
    Source Title
    Journal of Clinical Microbiology
    DOI
    10.1128/JCM.01253-15
    ISSN
    0095-1137
    School
    Curtin Medical School
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/14728
    Collection
    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    © 2015 American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved. Peritoneal dialysis is the renal replacement modality used by ~20% of patients with end-stage kidney disease (S. McDonald, P. Clayton, and K. Hurst, p. 6.2- 6.27, in ANZDATA 2012 Annual Report, 35th ed., 2012). A major complication of peritoneal dialysis is the development of peritonitis. We describe a case of Humicola sp. causing peritoneal dialysis (PD)-associated peritonitis, successfully treated with a prolonged course of antifungal therapy.

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