Outbreak of Paecilomyces variotii Peritonitis in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients after the 2010 Chilean Earthquake
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Paecilomyces variotii in peritoneal dialysate.
Four cases of peritonitis caused by the filamentous fungus Paecilomyces variotii in patients on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis are reported. Removal of the Tenckhoff catheter and antifungal chemotherapy led to resolution of symptoms in all cases. Possible contaminating events are discussed, and reported infections with P. variotii are reviewed.
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عنوان ژورنال: Peritoneal Dialysis International: Journal of the International Society for Peritoneal Dialysis
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0896-8608,1718-4304
DOI: 10.3747/pdi.2013.00157