A case of Acremonium strictum peritonitis.
During the past two decades opportunistic fungal infections have emerged as important causes of morbidity and mortality in patients with severe underlying illnesses. A few cases of Acremonium spp. infections have been described in immunocompromised patients, but they have on occasion been reported as the cause invasive disease in immunocompetent individuals. Peritonitis is a common clinical problem that occurs in patients with end-stage renal disease treated by continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD). Yeasts, or rarely molds, may also cause peritonitis in patients on CAPD and we present here a case caused by Acremonium strictum.
Sener
Asli Gamze
AG
Ataturk Training and Research Hospital Clinical Microbiology Department, Izmir, Turkey. agsener@gmail.com
Yucesoy
Mine
M
Senturkun
Seckin
S
Afsar
Ilhan
I
Yurtsever
Sureyya Gul
SG
Turk
Meral
M
D000164:Acremonium / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000150:complications*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009181:Mycoses / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology*; D010530:Peritoneal Dialysis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000382:microbiology*