Peritonitis due to Penicillium and Enterobacter in a patient receiving continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis.
Infectious peritonitis is a common complication of continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD). Polymicrobial peritonitis accounts for about 8% of the peritonitis episodes and involves fungi in 9% to 33% of cases. We report the known first case of polymicrobial peritonitis in which Penicillium sp. was one of the organisms cultured and the ninth case of Penicillium peritonitis in CAPD.
Böhlke
Maristela
M
Catholic University of Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, Brazil. mbohlke@conesul.com.br
Souza
Person Antunes de
PA
Menezes
Adriane Maria Delgado
AM
Roth
Juliana Martino
JM
Kramer
Luiz Roberto
LR
D004754:Enterobacter / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004756:Enterobacteriaceae Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009181:Mycoses / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D010407:Penicillium / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D010531:Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Ambulatory / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*