The First Human Report of , Initially Misdiagnosed As Sterile Peritonitis in a Patient on Peritoneal Dialysis

Overview

Journal Med Mycol Case Rep

Publisher Elsevier

Date 2021 Aug 11

PMID 34377633

Citations 4

Authors

Tamonwan Chamroensakchai

Talerngsak Kanjanabuch

Wadsamon Saikong

Worauma Panya

Siriwan Thaweekote

Somchai Eiam-Ong

Vedprakash G Hurdeal

Kevin D Hyde

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Abstract

This is the first human infection caused by , resulting in peritonitis in a patient on peritoneal dialysis initially diagnosed as sterile peritonitis, resulting in delayed diagnosis and treatment. This pathogen posed a challenging diagnosis, causing low-grade peritonitis and difficulty to culture with standard bacterial broth. Moreover, automated platforms for pathogenic yeast identification could not specify the species, but broad-range PCR targeting rDNA followed by DNA sequencing successfully solved the etiology.

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