Alternaria alternata peritonitis in a patient undergoing continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis
Fungal peritonitis is a serious complication of peritoneal dialysis (PD) leading to loss of ultrafiltration and discontinuation of PD treatment. The most frequently isolated fungi are Candida albicans and, filamentous fungi such Alternaria alternata species are found only rarely. We report the case...
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
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| author | Yosra Guedri Najla Dammek Alia Yaacoub Sinda Mrabet Wissal Sahtout Awatef Azzabi Safa Nouira Dorsaf zellama Fathallah Akila Ben Said Moncef Abdellatif Achour |
| author_facet | Yosra Guedri Najla Dammek Alia Yaacoub Sinda Mrabet Wissal Sahtout Awatef Azzabi Safa Nouira Dorsaf zellama Fathallah Akila Ben Said Moncef Abdellatif Achour |
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| description | Fungal peritonitis is a serious complication of peritoneal dialysis (PD) leading to loss of ultrafiltration and discontinuation of PD treatment. The most frequently isolated fungi are Candida albicans and, filamentous fungi such Alternaria alternata species are found only rarely. We report the case of a 75-year-old woman who developed peritonitis due to this black fungus. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-46d482bcc5e544caa92cab0faa088c142022-12-21T22:24:27ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsSaudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation1319-24422017-01-012861440144210.4103/1319-2442.220862Alternaria alternata peritonitis in a patient undergoing continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysisYosra GuedriNajla DammekAlia YaacoubSinda MrabetWissal SahtoutAwatef AzzabiSafa NouiraDorsaf zellamaFathallah AkilaBen Said MoncefAbdellatif AchourFungal peritonitis is a serious complication of peritoneal dialysis (PD) leading to loss of ultrafiltration and discontinuation of PD treatment. The most frequently isolated fungi are Candida albicans and, filamentous fungi such Alternaria alternata species are found only rarely. We report the case of a 75-year-old woman who developed peritonitis due to this black fungus.http://www.sjkdt.org/article.asp?issn=1319-2442;year=2017;volume=28;issue=6;spage=1440;epage=1442;aulast=Guedri |
| spellingShingle | Yosra Guedri Najla Dammek Alia Yaacoub Sinda Mrabet Wissal Sahtout Awatef Azzabi Safa Nouira Dorsaf zellama Fathallah Akila Ben Said Moncef Abdellatif Achour Alternaria alternata peritonitis in a patient undergoing continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation |
| title | Alternaria alternata peritonitis in a patient undergoing continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis |
| title_full | Alternaria alternata peritonitis in a patient undergoing continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis |
| title_fullStr | Alternaria alternata peritonitis in a patient undergoing continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Alternaria alternata peritonitis in a patient undergoing continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis |
| title_short | Alternaria alternata peritonitis in a patient undergoing continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis |
| title_sort | alternaria alternata peritonitis in a patient undergoing continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis |
| url | http://www.sjkdt.org/article.asp?issn=1319-2442;year=2017;volume=28;issue=6;spage=1440;epage=1442;aulast=Guedri |
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