Humicola sp. as a cause of peritoneal dialysis-associated peritonitis
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Burns, N.
Arthur, I.
Leung, M.
Ketharanathan, S.
Sandoval-Denis, M.
Gené, J.
Guarro, J.
Chakera, Aron
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2015Type
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© 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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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.
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Journal of Clinical Microbiology
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Curtin Medical School
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