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Fungal Peritonitis in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients: Successful Prophylaxis with Fluconazole, as Demonstrated by Prospective Randomized Control Trial

César Augusto Restrepo Valencia, José Arnoby Chacón, Gilberto Manjarrés

Peritoneal Dialysis International · 2010 · 74 citations · 39 references

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Abstract

In patients with bacterial peritonitis, administration of prophylactic oral fluconazole throughout the time they received antibiotics significantly prevented the appearance of secondary fungal peritonitis.

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