Peritonitis due to Candida Guilliermondii in a Patient on Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis

TATLI E., Gursu M. , Aydın Z., UZUN S., KARADAG S., CEBECI E., et al.

HASEKI TIP BULTENI-MEDICAL BULLETIN OF HASEKI, cilt.53, ss.248-250, 2015 (ESCI İndekslerine Giren Dergi) identifier identifier

  • Cilt numarası: 53 Konu: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2015
  • Doi Numarası: 10.4274/haseki.2311
  • Dergi Adı: HASEKI TIP BULTENI-MEDICAL BULLETIN OF HASEKI
  • Sayfa Sayısı: ss.248-250

Özet

Peritonitis still maintains its importance today as the most significant complication affecting mortality and morbidity in peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients. Although peritonitis is bacterial in 80% of cases, increasing rate of fungal peritonitis has been reported by many studies in recent years. While Candida species (mainly C. parapsilosis, C. albicans and C. tropicalis) are responsible for 70% of cases, other species (Trichosporon, Penicillium, Aspergillus and Acremonium) are very rarely seen. C. guilliermondii has been reported as the cause of peritonitis in PD patients in a few cases. Herein, we present a PD patient with peritonitis due to C. guilliermondii. We aimed to emphasize that non-albicans Candida species should be remembered in PD patients with peritonitis.