title: Fungal peritonitis in patients on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis: a single-centre experience in India.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The clinical features, treatment and outcome of fungal peritonitis (FP) in continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) patients were examined.
  
  
  METHODS
  Dialysis records of all 303 end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients initiated on CAPD treatment between January 1998 and February 2008 were reviewed retrospectively.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In the 303 patients dialysed between January 1998 and February 2008, a total of 137 bacterial peritonitis and 43 FP episodes were recorded. The incidence rate of FP was 0.67/100 patient months or 1/148.67 months. It accounted for 23.88% of all peritonitis episodes. Three factors appeared to predict mortality: the presence of non-Candida species, the catheter being left in situ and a serum albumin level <3 g/dl. Multivariate analysis yielded only the latter 2 as predictors of mortality. The use of intraperitoneal antibiotics in the 3 months before infection and low serum albumin have been identified as risk factors for contracting FP.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Risk factors for contracting FP and for mortality due to FP have been identified.
authors.affiliation: Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, India. ram_5_1999@yahoo.com
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ram
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Swarnalatha
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Neela
authors.forename: K V Dakshina
authors.initials: KV
authors.lastname: Murty
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000553:Ambulatory Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015897:Comorbidity; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000401:mortality* / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010531:Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Ambulatory / Q000401:mortality*; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000401:mortality*; D011379:Prognosis; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods; D012307:Risk Factors; D016019:Survival Analysis; D015996:Survival Rate; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult