title: Peritonitis due to Penicillium and Enterobacter in a patient receiving continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Catholic University of Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, Brazil. mbohlke@conesul.com.br
authors.forename: Maristela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Böhlke
authors.forename: Person Antunes de
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Souza
authors.forename: Adriane Maria Delgado
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Menezes
authors.forename: Juliana Martino
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Roth
authors.forename: Luiz Roberto
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Kramer
mesh_terms: 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*