Analysis of microbiological trends in peritoneal dialysis-related peritonitis from 1991 to 1998

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1009-1013

  Zelenitsky, Sheryl ^a,b   Barns, Linda ^a,b   Findlay, Ian ^a,b   Alfa, Michelle ^a,b   Ariano, Robert ^a,b   Fine, Adrian ^a,b   Harding, Godfrey ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b ST BONIFACE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Microbiology; Peritonitis; Resistance; Staphylococcus epidermidis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL PERITONITIS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION RISK; KIDNEY FAILURE; KLEBSIELLA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 0033764426     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ajkd.2000.19103     Document Type: Article

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