Oerskovia xanthineolytica peritonitis: Case report and review

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 738-739

  Lujan Zilbermann, Jorge ^a,b,c   Jones, Deborah ^a,c   DeVincenzo, John ^a,c  

^a LE BONHEUR CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b ST JUDE CHILDREN S RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic ambulatory peritoneal dialysis associated peritonitis; Oerskovia xanthineotytica

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL PERITONITIS; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CASE REPORT; CONTINUOUS AMBULATORY PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; FEMALE; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; OERSKOVIA XANTHINEOLYTICA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACTINOMYCETALES; ACTINOMYCETALES INFECTIONS; ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS, CONTINUOUS AMBULATORY; PERITONITIS;

EID: 0032810330     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-199908000-00022     Document Type: Article

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