Peritoneal tuberculosis in patients receiving continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis

Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 1024-1027

  Quantrill, Simon J ^a,b   Woodhead, Mark A ^a   Bell, Christine E ^a   Hutchison, Alastair J ^a   Gokal, Ram ^a  

^a MANCHESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CAPD; Chronic renal failure; Ethnic groups; Patient characteristics; Peritoneal tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

DIALYSIS FLUID; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL PERITONITIS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CAUCASIAN; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTINUOUS AMBULATORY PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; INDIAN; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMEAR; SYMPTOM; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOUS PERITONITIS;

EID: 0035003840     PISSN: 09310509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ndt/16.5.1024     Document Type: Article

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