Peritonitis by Scedosporium apiospermum in a patient undergoing continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis

A case of peritonitis due to Scedosporium apiospermum in a boy undergoing continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis is reported. The finding of suggestive tissual form of the fungus in the effluent hastened the diagnosis of the infection.

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Main Authors: SEVERO,Luiz Carlos, OLIVEIRA,Flávio de Mattos, GARCIA,Clotilde Druck, UHLMANN,Anelise, LONDERO,Alberto Thomaz
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo 1999
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46651999000400012
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