Oral Yeast Colonization and Fungal Infections in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients: A Pilot Study

Peritonitis and exit-site infections are important complications in peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients that are occasionally caused by opportunistic fungi inhabiting distant body sites. In this study, the oral yeast colonization of PD patients and the antifungal susceptibility profile of the isolated...

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Main Authors: Liliana Simões-Silva, Sara Silva, Carla Santos-Araujo, Joana Sousa, Manuel Pestana, Ricardo Araujo, Isabel Soares-Silva, Benedita Sampaio-Maia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2017-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/4846363