Aspergillus fumigatus: a rare cause of peritonitis in a peritoneal dialysis patient (a case report)

Although fungal organisms remain an uncommon cause of peritonitis in patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis, it carries significant morbidity and mortality. We describe a 36-year-old woman who presented with peritoneal dialysis-related peritonitis caused by dual infection with Staphylococcus caprae...

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Autores principales: Engelbrecht, Amori, van Rensburg, Roland, da Costa, Dawood, Chothia, Mogamat-Yazied
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The African Field Epidemiology Network 2022
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9716970/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36505016
http://dx.doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2022.43.35.32583
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Sumario:Although fungal organisms remain an uncommon cause of peritonitis in patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis, it carries significant morbidity and mortality. We describe a 36-year-old woman who presented with peritoneal dialysis-related peritonitis caused by dual infection with Staphylococcus caprae and Aspergillus fumigatus and discuss the challenges that were confronted regarding microbiological diagnosis and the selection of optimal antifungal treatment with subsequent successful resumption of peritoneal dialysis.

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