Fatal peritonitis due to Trichoderma sp. in a patient undergoing continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis.
We describe a rare case of peritonitis caused by an unusual fungus, Trichoderma sp., in a patient on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis. Management of the patient consisted of Tenckhoff catheter removal and antifungal chemotherapy, but the patient died.
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Department of Microbiology, Erciyes University Faculty of Medicine, Kayseri, Turkey. mpangels@uscmail.usc.es
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Utaş
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D000328:Adult; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling / Q000009:adverse effects; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D009181:Mycoses / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D010531:Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Ambulatory / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D014242:Trichoderma / Q000302:isolation & purification*
D000935:Antifungal Agents