The factors related to fungal peritonitis in patients on peritoneal dialysis.

Fungal peritonitis (FP) is a serious infectious complication of peritoneal dialysis (PD). This retrospective study was conducted in 11 cases of FP among 64 cases of patients with bacterial peritonitis (BP). Our results showed that age and sex underlying disease did not correlate significantly with the development of FP (P > 0.05), while long-term, repeated administration of antibiotics did (P < 0.01). It is suggested that the patients recently suffering from BP and being resistant to antibiotics were at great risk of suffering from FP. The key to prevent FP was to avoid BP, to use sensitive antibiotics with appropriate courses and to give nutritive treatment.