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SUBMITTER: Burns N
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4540949 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Burns Nathan N Arthur Ian I Leung Michael M Ketharanathan Selva S Sandoval-Denis Marcelo M Gené Josepa J Guarro Josep J Chakera Aron A
Journal of clinical microbiology 20150708 9
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. ...[more]