Clinical features of and risk factors for fungal peritonitis in peritoneal dialysis patients

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 99, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 544-548

  Huang, Jenq Wen ^a   Hung, Kuan Yu ^b   Wu, Kwan Dun ^b   Peng, Yu Sen ^b   Tsai, Tun Jun ^b   Hsieh, Bor Shen ^b  

^a Far Eastern Memorial Medical Center   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Fungal peritonitis; Peritoneal dialysis; Risk factor

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; STEROID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; BACTERIAL PERITONITIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEVICE; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; PERITONITIS; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOSES; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; PERITONITIS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0033944032     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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