Use of pulsed-field gel electrophoresis in the analysis of recurrent Staphylococcus aureus infections in patients on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis

American Journal of Nephrology

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 463-467

  Chang, Horng Rong ^a   Lian, Jong Da ^a   Shu, Kuo Hsiung ^a   Cheng, Chi Hung ^a   Wu, Ming Ju ^a   Chen, Cheng Hsu ^a   Lau, Yeu Jun ^a   Hu, Bor Shen ^a  

^a TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis; Peritonitis; Pulsed field gel electrophoresis; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BLOOD CULTURE; CATHETER INFECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTINUOUS AMBULATORY PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DOUBLE LUMEN TUBE; HUMAN; PERITONEAL FLUID; PERITONITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; REINFECTION; RELAPSE; RELIABILITY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHROMOSOMES, BACTERIAL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DNA, BACTERIAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS, CONTINUOUS AMBULATORY; PERITONITIS; RECURRENCE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0034519634     PISSN: 02508095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000046200     Document Type: Article

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