RISK FACTORS FOR POOR OUTCOME OF FUNGAL PERITONITIS IN CHINESE PATIENTS ON CONTINUOUS AMBULATORY PERITONEAL DIALYSIS

♦ Objective: Fungal peritonitis is rare among end-stage renal disease patients treated with continuous ambula-tory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD), but when it occurs, it is associated with a high risk of mortality and peritoneal membrane failure. In the present study, we identified risk factors for poor outcome and examined the effect of treat-ment profile on outcome in fungal peritonitis. ♦ Patients and Methods: We identified cases of fungal peritonitis in CAPD patients in a regional dialysis center and analyzed the possible risk factors for poor outcome in fungal peritonitis. To estimate the amount of dextrose presented to the peritoneum, we scored the dextrose con-tent of the peritoneal dialysis fluid used by the patient at the time of admission to hospital (1 point to each bag of 1.5 % fluid, 2 points to each bag of 2.3 % or 2.5 % fluid