Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage and infection in patients on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 322, Issue 8, 1990, Pages 505-509

  Luzar, Mary Anne ^a   Coles, Gerald A ^b   Faller, Bernadette ^c   Slingeneyer, Alain ^d   Dah, George Dah ^e   Briat, Claude ^f   Wone, Christian ^g   Knefati, Yehya ^g   Kessler, Michelle ^h   Peluso, Francesco ^a  

^a Baxter R and D Europe   (Belgium)

^b Cardiff Royal Infirmary   (United Kingdom)

^c Pasteur Hospital   (France)

^d Clinique du Mas de Rochet   (France)

^e Hôpital d'Orléans   (France)

^f Hôpital de la Durance ^*  (France)

^g HÔPITAL SAINT ANDRÉ   (France)

^h UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NANCY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTINUOUS AMBULATORY PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION; MALE; PERITONITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ADULT; BACTERIOPHAGE TYPING; CARRIER STATE; CATHETERIZATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; NOSE; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS, CONTINUOUS AMBULATORY; PERITONITIS; RISK FACTORS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0025138235     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM199002223220804     Document Type: Article

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