The clinical course of culture-negative peritonitis complicating peritoneal dialysis

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 567-574

  Szeto, Cheuk Chun ^a   Wong, Teresa Yuk Hwa ^b   Chow, Kai Ming ^b   Leung, Chi Bon ^b   Li, Philip Kam Tao ^b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Peritoneal dialysis (PD); Peritonitis; Renal failure

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFAZOLIN; CEFEPIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CILASTATIN PLUS IMIPENEM; NETILMICIN; SULPERAZON; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CATHETER; DIALYSATE; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; PERITONITIS; PSEUDOMONAS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0041859267     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0272-6386(03)00790-X     Document Type: Article

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