Along came a spider: an unusual organism identified in a peritoneal dialysis patient, a case report and literature review

Along came a spider: an unusual organism identified in a peritoneal dialysis patient, a case report and literature review

Abstract Background Peritoneal dialysis-associated peritonitis can uncommonly be caused by fungal infections. When they do present, they are associated with significant mortality and morbidity. We describe a case where a sample of peritoneal dialysate fluid grew Rhodotorula muciliginosa, a yeast org...

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Main Authors: Victoria Jane Carnall, Stephanie Murdock, Cressida Auckland, Christopher J. Mulgrew
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-11-01
Series:BMC Nephrology
Subjects:
Peritonitis
Pets
Fungal infection
Rhodotorula
Zoonotic
Case report
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12882-020-02099-8

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