Trichosporon beigelii peritonitis associated with continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis.
This paper reports a case of peritonitis caused by Trichosporon beigelii in a woman submitted to continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis. Diagnosis was established by direct examination and culture of dialysis effluent.
Lopes
J O
JO
Serviço de Micologia, Hospital Universitário, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, RS, Brasil.
Alves
S H
SH
Benevenga
J P
JP
Rosa
A C
AC
Gomez
V C
VC
D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010531:Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Ambulatory / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D014250:Trichosporon / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000472:pathogenicity