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Cryptococcal infection of a prosthetic dialysis fistula.

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Braun, DK; Janssen, DA; Marcus, JR; Kauffman, CA
Published in: Am J Kidney Dis
November 1994

Fungal infections of prosthetic dialysis fistulae are rare. We report the first case of infection of a polytetrafluoroethylene dialysis access graft with the yeast Cryptococcus neoformans. Therapy with antifungal agents alone failed to cure the infection and significant improvement was observed only when all prosthetic material was surgically removed. This case emphasizes the potential for fungal infection of prosthetic dialysis fistulae and the importance of removal of intravascular foreign material in conjunction with antifungal therapy for treatment of fungal prosthetic graft infections.

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Am J Kidney Dis

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ISSN

0272-6386

Publication Date

November 1994

Volume

24

Issue

5

Start / End Page

864 / 867

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Urology & Nephrology
  • Renal Dialysis
  • Prosthesis-Related Infections
  • Polytetrafluoroethylene
  • Humans
  • Hand
  • Forearm
  • Female
  • Cryptococcosis
  • Arteriovenous Shunt, Surgical
 

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Braun, D. K., Janssen, D. A., Marcus, J. R., & Kauffman, C. A. (1994). Cryptococcal infection of a prosthetic dialysis fistula. Am J Kidney Dis. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0272-6386(12)80683-4
Braun, D. K., D. A. Janssen, J. R. Marcus, and C. A. Kauffman. “Cryptococcal infection of a prosthetic dialysis fistula.Am J Kidney Dis, November 1994. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0272-6386(12)80683-4.
Braun DK, Janssen DA, Marcus JR, Kauffman CA. Cryptococcal infection of a prosthetic dialysis fistula. Vol. 24, Am J Kidney Dis. 1994. p. 864–7.
Braun, D. K., et al. “Cryptococcal infection of a prosthetic dialysis fistula.Am J Kidney Dis, vol. 24, no. 5, Nov. 1994, pp. 864–67. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/s0272-6386(12)80683-4.
Braun DK, Janssen DA, Marcus JR, Kauffman CA. Cryptococcal infection of a prosthetic dialysis fistula. Am J Kidney Dis. 1994. p. 864–867.
Journal cover image

Published In

Am J Kidney Dis

DOI

ISSN

0272-6386

Publication Date

November 1994

Volume

24

Issue

5

Start / End Page

864 / 867

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Urology & Nephrology
  • Renal Dialysis
  • Prosthesis-Related Infections
  • Polytetrafluoroethylene
  • Humans
  • Hand
  • Forearm
  • Female
  • Cryptococcosis
  • Arteriovenous Shunt, Surgical