Contamination of peritoneal dialysis fluid by filamentous fungi

Revista Iberoamericana de Micologia

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 238-239

  Febré, Naldy ^a,b   Silva, Victor ^b,c   Medeiros, Eduardo A S ^b   Godoy, Patricio ^b   Reyes, Eugenio ^b   Halker, Elisa ^b   Fischman, Olga ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Contamination; Dialysis fluid; Filamentous fungi

Indexed keywords

PERITONEAL DIALYSIS FLUID;

ARTICLE; CHAETOMIUM; CONTINUOUS AMBULATORY PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; FUNGUS; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HUMAN; PERITONEAL CATHETER; PERITONITIS;

EID: 0033381342     PISSN: 11301406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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