title: Humicola sp. as a Cause of Peritoneal Dialysis-Associated Peritonitis.
abstract: Peritoneal dialysis is the renal replacement modality used by ∼20% of patients with end-stage kidney disease (S. McDonald, P. Clayton, and K. Hurst, p. 6.2-6.27, in ANZDATA 2012 Annual Report, 35th ed., 2012). A major complication of peritoneal dialysis is the development of peritonitis. We describe a case of Humicola sp. causing peritoneal dialysis (PD)-associated peritonitis, successfully treated with a prolonged course of antifungal therapy.
authors.affiliation: Renal Department, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia.
authors.forename: Nathan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Burns
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, PathWest Laboratory Medicine WA, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia.
authors.forename: Ian
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Arthur
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, PathWest Laboratory Medicine WA, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia School of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Western Australia, Western Australia, Australia.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Leung
authors.affiliation: Department of General Medicine, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia.
authors.forename: Selva
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ketharanathan
authors.affiliation: Mycology Unit, Medical School Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Reus, Spain.
authors.forename: Marcelo
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6832-0252
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sandoval-Denis
authors.affiliation: Mycology Unit, Medical School Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Reus, Spain.
authors.forename: Josepa
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gené
authors.affiliation: Mycology Unit, Medical School Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Reus, Spain.
authors.forename: Josep
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Guarro
authors.affiliation: Renal Department, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia School of Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Western Australia, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia aron.chakera@health.wa.gov.au.
authors.forename: Aron
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chakera
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004271:DNA, Fungal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D021903:DNA, Ribosomal Spacer / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009181:Mycoses / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D010530:Peritoneal Dialysis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D011860:Radiography, Abdominal; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D020037:Sordariales / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D004271:DNA, Fungal; D021903:DNA, Ribosomal Spacer