Peritonitis Due to Blastobotrys proliferans in a Patient Undergoing Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis

Blastobotrys proliferans is an ascomycetous yeast never previously reported as a human pathogen. Here we report a case of peritonitis due to Blastobotrys proliferans in a 46-year-old man undergoing peritoneal dialysis.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of Clinical Microbiology 2007-10, Vol.45 (10), p.3453-3455
Hauptverfasser:	Quirin, N, Desnos-Ollivier, M, Cantin, J.F, Valery, J.C, Doussy, Y, Goursaud, R, Dromer, F, Tivollier, J.M
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy Ascomycota - classification Ascomycota - isolation & purification Biological and medical sciences Case Reports Emergency and intensive care: renal failure. Dialysis management Humans Intensive care medicine Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Ambulatory - adverse effects Peritonitis - microbiology
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Zusammenfassung:	Blastobotrys proliferans is an ascomycetous yeast never previously reported as a human pathogen. Here we report a case of peritonitis due to Blastobotrys proliferans in a 46-year-old man undergoing peritoneal dialysis.
ISSN:	0095-1137 1098-660X 1098-5530
DOI:	10.1128/JCM.00967-07