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Pneumococcal peritonitis in peritoneal dialysis - three case reports and litera...
Pereira,Tiago Assis; Vizinho,Ricardo; Branco,Patricia; Gaspar,Augusta; Barata,José DiogoPeritonitis and catheter-related infections are a frequent complication in peritoneal dialysis, usually driven by commensal microorganisms. They carry a significant morbidity and mortality burden and have known consequences on viability of peritoneal dialysis and patient survival. This article describes three clinical cases, in which three different peritoneal dialysis patients presented pneumococcal peritoniti...
Chronic Q fever in two haemodialysis patients
Vizinho,Ricardo; Branco,Margarida; Amaral,Tiago; Gil,Célia; Gonçalves,Margarida; Rodrigues,Ilídio; Negrão,Acácio P; Barata,José D.Q fever is a zoonotic disease caused by the highly infectious agent Coxiella burnetii which may manifest as a fairly common acute benign disease, or a much rarer and potentially lethal chronic condition. To our knowledge, chronic Q fever has previously only been described in two dialysis patients. We report a further two cases of haemodialysis patients with chronic Q fever and hypothesise as to its possible und...