An outbreak of Candida tropicalis peritonitis in patients on intermittent peritoneal dialysis.
An outbreak of Candida tropicalis peritonitis in intermittent peritoneal dialysis patients during a 6-week period is reported from a general hospital. Five patients were involved and there were three deaths. The strains recovered from affected patients were identical to those recovered from the water baths on the basis of biotyping, antimicrobial susceptibility pattern and chromosomal DNA fingerprints. No further cases were identified on subsequent surveillance after the prohibition of wet-warming of peritoneal dialysate in the hospital.
Department of Microbiology, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong.
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Yuen
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Seto
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Ching
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Cheung
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Kwok
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Chu
D002177:Candidiasis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D006723:Hong Kong / Q000453:epidemiology; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D016533:Mycological Typing Techniques; D010530:Peritoneal Dialysis; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D013045:Species Specificity; D013997:Time Factors; D014871:Water Microbiology