A novel salvage technique that does not require catheter removal for exit-site infection

Peritoneal Dialysis International

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 618-621

  Fukasawa, Mizuya ^a   Matsushita, Kazumichi ^a   Tanabe, Nobuaki ^a   Mochizuki, Takahiro ^a   Hara, Toru ^a   Takeda, Masayuki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YAMANASHI   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POVIDONE IODINE; TITANIUM;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CATHETER INFECTION; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DEVICE REMOVAL; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; PATIENT CARE; PERITONEAL CATHETER; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; PERITONITIS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 0036756240     PISSN: 08968608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/089686080202200515     Document Type: Article

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