Urokinase: A Treatment for Relapsing Peritonitis due to Coagulase-negative Staphylococci

Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1989, Pages 62-65

  Pickering, S J ^a   Fleming, S J ^a   Bowley, J A ^b   Sissons, P ^a   Oppenheim, B A ^b   Burnie, J ^c   Ralston, A J ^a   Ackrill, P ^a  

^a Artificial Kidney Unit ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b WITHINGTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coagulase negative staphylococci; Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis; Peritonitis; Urokinase

Indexed keywords

NETILMICIN; PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; TEICOPLANIN; VANCOMYCIN;

COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CONTINUOUS AMBULATORY PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; HUMAN; PERITONITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS, CONTINUOUS AMBULATORY; PERITONITIS; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; URINARY PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; VANCOMYCIN;

EID: 0024550937     PISSN: 09310509     EISSN: 14602385     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.ndt.a091781     Document Type: Article

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