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World J Hepatol. Oct 27, 2025; 17(10): 108700
Published online Oct 27, 2025. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v17.i10.108700
Published online Oct 27, 2025. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v17.i10.108700
Incidence of spontaneous fungal peritonitis in patients with liver cirrhosis in a Mexico City population
Carlos F Fajardo-Felix, Elda V Rodriguez-Negrete, Arturo Triana-Romero, Department of Gastroenterology, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Mexico City 06720, Ciudad de México, Mexico
José A Morales-González, Escuela Superior de Medicina, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Mexico City 11340, Ciudad de México, Mexico
Arturo Triana-Romero, Digestive Physiology and Motility Lab, Universidad Veracruzana, Ver
Co-corresponding authors: Elda V Rodriguez-Negrete and José A Morales-González.
Author contributions: Fajardo-Felix CF and Rodriguez-Negrete EV conceived and designed the study; Morales-González JA and Triana-Romero A edited and wrote the paper; Rodriguez-Negrete EV and Morales-González JA contributed equally to this article, they are the co-corresponding authors of this manuscript; and all authors thoroughly reviewed and endorsed the final manuscript.
Institutional review board statement: This study was approved by the Medical Ethics Committee of Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, approval No. R-2023-3601-240.
Clinical trial registration statement: There is no document.
Informed consent statement: The local research committee approved informed consent.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors report no relevant conflicts of interest for this article.
CONSORT 2010 statement: The authors have read the CONSORT 2010 Statement, and the manuscript was prepared and revised according to the CONSORT 2010 Statement.
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Corresponding author: Elda V Rodriguez-Negrete, MD, Doctorate Student, Department of Gastroenterology, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Avenida Cuauhtemoc 330, Doctores, Cuauhtemoc, Mexico City 06720, Ciudad de México, Mexico. jev_rn@yahoo.com.mx
Received: April 21, 2025
Revised: May 27, 2025
Accepted: September 2, 2025
Published online: October 27, 2025
Processing time: 189 Days and 16.3 Hours
Revised: May 27, 2025
Accepted: September 2, 2025
Published online: October 27, 2025
Processing time: 189 Days and 16.3 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: Liver cirrhosis is a condition that causes immune dysfunction, which predisposes the patient to infections. In this study, we investigated the presence of mycotic microorganisms in ascites to calculate their incidence in patients in a Mexico City hospital. For this purpose, ascites samples were taken, and mycotic cultures were performed, revealing an incidence of 8. The microorganisms identified were Rhodotorula minuta, and Candida parapsilosis and Candida albicans. It was found that chronic renal disease and secondary prophylaxis for spontaneous bacterial peritonitis are associated with spontaneous fungal peritonitis and that patients with positive mycotic cultures have a high mortality risk.