title: The factors related to fungal peritonitis in patients on peritoneal dialysis.
abstract: Fungal peritonitis (FP) is a serious infectious complication of peritoneal dialysis (PD). This retrospective study was conducted in 11 cases of FP among 64 cases of patients with bacterial peritonitis (BP). Our results showed that age and sex underlying disease did not correlate significantly with the development of FP (P > 0.05), while long-term, repeated administration of antibiotics did (P < 0.01). It is suggested that the patients recently suffering from BP and being resistant to antibiotics were at great risk of suffering from FP. The key to prevent FP was to avoid BP, to use sensitive antibiotics with appropriate courses and to give nutritive treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology, Xiehe Hospital, Tongji Medical University, Wuhan.
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Fu
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhu
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009181:Mycoses / Q000209:etiology*; D010531:Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Ambulatory / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000382:microbiology*; D012189:Retrospective Studies
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents