Rapid diagnosis of peritonitis in peritoneal dialysis patients

Journal of Nephrology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 379-383

  Cropper, Elizabeth ^a   Coleclough, Sandie ^a   Griffiths, Sally ^a   Saunders, Sharon ^a   Williams, Julie ^a   Rutherford, Peter A ^a  

^a GLYNDWR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Leucocyte esterase; Neutrophil; Peritonitis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFTAZIDIME; GLUCOSE; ICODEXTRIN; LEUKOCYTE ELASTASE; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; NEUTROPHIL; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; PERITONEAL FLUID; PERITONITIS; PREDICTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TEST STRIP;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LABORATORY TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; PERITONITIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0037803428     PISSN: 11218428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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