Fungal peritonitis in a large chronic peritoneal dialysis population: A report of 55 episodes

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 86-91

  Goldie, Sue J ^a   Kiernan Troidle, Laura ^b   Torres, Carlos ^b   Gorban Brennan, Nancy ^b   Dunne, Dana ^b   Kliger, Alan S ^b   Finkelstein, Frederic O ^b  

^a HOSPITAL OF SAINT RAPHAEL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Chronic peritoneal dialysis; fungal peritonitis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANDIDA; CHRONIC DISEASE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; KIDNEY FAILURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; MYCOSIS; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; PERITONITIS; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0029902444     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0272-6386(96)90135-3     Document Type: Article

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