Along came a spider: an unusual organism identified in a peritoneal dialysis patient, a case report and literature review
Abstract Background Peritoneal dialysis-associated peritonitis can uncommonly be caused by fungal infections. When they do present, they are associated with significant mortality and morbidity. We describe a case where a sample of peritoneal dialysate fluid grew Rhodotorula muciliginosa, a yeast org...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-11-01
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| Series: | BMC Nephrology |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12882-020-02099-8 |