title: Peritonitis by scedosporium apiospermum in a patient undergoing continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis.
abstract: A case of peritonitis due to Scedosporium apiospermum in a boy undergoing continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis is reported. The finding of suggestive tissual form of the fungus in the effluent hastened the diagnosis of the infection.
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Microbiologia Clínica, Instituto Especializado em Pesquisa e Diagnóstico, Santa Casa, Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil. severo@santacasa.tche.br
authors.forename: L C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Severo
authors.forename: F d
authors.initials: Fd
authors.lastname: Oliveira
authors.forename: C D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Garcia
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Uhlmann
authors.forename: A T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Londero
mesh_terms: D001202:Ascitic Fluid / Q000382:microbiology; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008271:Mycetoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D010531:Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Ambulatory / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000382:microbiology*; D011541:Pseudallescheria