Paecilomyces peritonitis: A case report and review of the literature

Clinical Nephrology

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 305-310

  Wrigth, K ^a,b   Popli, S ^a,b   Gandhi, V C ^a,b   Lentino, J R ^a,b   Reyes, C V ^a   Leehey, D J ^a,b  

^a Veteran Affairs Hospital   (United States)

^b LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Fungal; Paecilomyces; Peritoneal dialysis; Peritonitis

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; FLUCYTOSINE; GENTAMICIN; ITRACONAZOLE; KETOCONAZOLE; SULTAMICILLIN;

ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTINUOUS AMBULATORY PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; DEATH; DETERIORATION; DEVICE REMOVAL; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC NEPHROPATHY; DISEASE COURSE; EXPERIENCE; FUNGUS CULTURE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MORBIDITY; PAECILOMYCES; PATHOGENICITY; PATIENT MONITORING; PERITONEAL CATHETER; PERITONITIS;

EID: 0037397270     PISSN: 03010430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5414/cnp59305     Document Type: Article

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