title: Peritonitis due to Curvularia inaequalis in an elderly patient undergoing peritoneal dialysis and a review of six cases of peritonitis associated with other Curvularia spp.
abstract: Fungal peritonitis due to Curvularia species in patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis is a very rare problem. We report a case of peritonitis caused by Curvularia inaequalis. This is the first report in the English literature of this species causing human infection. We also review the six previously reported cases of continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis peritonitis caused by other Curvularia species.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Pathcare Consulting Pathologists, Barwon Health, Geelong, Australia. pimentel@iprimus.com.au
authors.forename: Jason D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Pimentel
authors.forename: Kumar
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mahadevan
authors.forename: Alan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Woodgyer
authors.forename: Lynne
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sigler
authors.forename: Connie
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gibas
authors.forename: Owen C
authors.initials: OC
authors.lastname: Harris
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lupino
authors.forename: Eugene
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Athan
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001203:Ascomycota / Q000166:cytology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001483:Base Sequence; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010530:Peritoneal Dialysis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy