Neisseria meningitidis serogroup B peritonitis associated with continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 341-343

  Conrads, G ^a   Haase, G ^a   Schnitzler, N ^a   Ehrhard, I ^b   Schmitt, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL PERITONITIS; CASE REPORT; CONTINUOUS AMBULATORY PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; KIDNEY FAILURE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROTYPE;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MENINGOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS, CONTINUOUS AMBULATORY; PERITONITIS; SEROTYPING; VANCOMYCIN;

EID: 0031820458     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100960050078     Document Type: Article

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