Abstract:Background: Fungal peritonitis is a rare but serious complication of peritoneal dialysis (PD). Dimorphic fungi are described in peritonitis at a much lower percentage than yeasts are, but their involvement in it is growing.Methods: The study was based on the analysis of available data over a period of 16 years. The sample size was of 421 ESRD patients on CAPD. We retrospectively identified 72 cases of fungal peritonitis. In the present study we assessed the frequency of dimorphic fungi as a single pathogen, it… Show more
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