Peritonitis due to Blastobotrys proliferans in a patient undergoing continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis

J Clin Microbiol. 2007 Oct;45(10):3453-5. doi: 10.1128/JCM.00967-07. Epub 2007 Aug 15.

Abstract

Blastobotrys proliferans is an ascomycetous yeast never previously reported as a human pathogen. Here we report a case of peritonitis due to Blastobotrys proliferans in a 46-year-old man undergoing peritoneal dialysis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Ascomycota / classification
  • Ascomycota / isolation & purification*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Ambulatory / adverse effects*
  • Peritonitis / microbiology*