Fatal peritonitis due to Trichoderma sp in a patient undergoing continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis

Esel D., Koc A. N., Utas C., Karaca N., Bozdemir N.

MYCOSES, cilt.46, ss.71-73, 2003 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 46
  • Basım Tarihi: 2003
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1046/j.1439-0507.2003.00814.x
  • Dergi Adı: MYCOSES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.71-73
  • Erciyes Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

We describe a rare case of peritonitis caused by an unusual fungus, Trichoderma sp., in a patient on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis. Management of the patient consisted of Tenckhoff catheter removal and antifungal chemotherapy, but the patient died.