First Case of Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis-Related Peritonitis Caused by Cryptococcus arboriformis
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Hyungjun Im, M.D., Jeong Don Chae, M.D., Minseok Yoo, M.D., So-Young Lee, M.D., Eun Ju Song, M.D., Su-Ah Sung, M.D., Young Hwan Hwang, M.D., Jeong Hwan Shin, M.D., and Young-Uk Cho, M.D. Departments of Rehabilitation Medicine, Laboratory Medicine, and Internal Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Eulji General Hospital, College of Medicine, Eulji University, Seoul; Department of Laboratory Medicine, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan; Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine and Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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