Candida peritonitis

Candida peritonitis is a severe, deep-seated intra-abdominal fungal infection characterized by inflammation of the peritoneal cavity resulting from invasion by *Candida* species Pathophysiologically, disruption of normal gastrointestinal mucosal barriers, contamination via indwelling peritoneal dialysis catheters, or hematogenous seeding allows commensal yeasts—predominantly *Candida albicans* and non-*albicans* species—to colonize and invade the sterile peritoneal space

Candida peritonitis is a severe, deep-seated intra-abdominal fungal infection characterized by inflammation of the peritoneal cavity resulting from invasion by *Candida* species It most frequently affects critically ill surgical patients, individuals with gastrointestinal perforations or anastomotic leaks, and patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis Clinically, it manifests as acute abdominal pain, tenderness, fever, and cloudy peritoneal effluent, frequently complicated by intra-abdominal absce...

It most frequently affects critically ill surgical patients, individuals with gastrointestinal perforations or anastomotic leaks, and patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis Clinically, it manifests as acute abdominal pain, tenderness, fever, and cloudy peritoneal effluent, frequently complicated by intra-abdominal abscess formation, septic shock, and elevated mortality

Pathophysiologically, disruption of normal gastrointestinal mucosal barriers, contamination via indwelling peritoneal dialysis catheters, or hematogenous seeding allows commensal yeasts—predominantly *Candida albicans* and non-*albicans* species—to colonize and invade the sterile peritoneal space

Pathophysiologically, disruption of normal gastrointestinal mucosal barriers, contamination via indwelling peritoneal dialysis catheters, or hematogenous seeding allows commensal yeasts—predominantly *Candida albicans* and non-*albicans* species—to colonize and invade the sterile peritoneal space