Aspergillus peritonitis in continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis patients

American Journal of Nephrology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 329-331

  Basok, Anna ^a   Schneider, Ella ^a   Hausmann, Michael ^a   Rapoport, Jayson ^b  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b KAPLAN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Aspergillus; Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis; Limulus amebocyte lysate test; Peritonitis

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; RIFAMPICIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS; CASE REPORT; CATHETERIZATION; CONTINUOUS AMBULATORY PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LIMULUS LYSATE TEST; MALE; PERITONITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033824352     PISSN: 02508095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000013609     Document Type: Article

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