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| Peritonitis Caused by Candida lusitaniae during Contiunous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis |
| Kwang Moo Yoon, In Seok Park, Yoon Sik Chang, Wan Shik Shin, Young Suk Yoon, Moon Won Kang, Byung Ki Bang, Hee Young Chung |
| Department of Internal Medicine, Catholic University Medical College, Seoul, Korea |
Vol.22 Num.3 (p167~170)
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Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) offered many advantages financially, phsyiologically, and in acceptability to the patitent, peritonitis was a common complication. Fungal infection accounts for about 5% of episodes of peritonitis during CAPD. Many iatrogenic as well as host-related factors contribute to the pathogenesis of fungal septicemia.
Rarely, Candida lusitaniae associated with infection in a patients with diseases affecting immunological competence.
In the present report, we describe peritonitis due to Candida lusitaniae which is resistant to amphotericin B during CAPD.
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