Peritonitis due to the dermatiaceous mold Exophiala dermatitidis complicating continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 713-715

  Greig, J ^a,b   Harkness, M ^c   Taylor, P ^c   Hashmi, C ^b   Liang, S ^b   Kwan, J ^b  

^a DERRIFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ST HELIER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

Author keywords

CAPD; Dermatiaceous; Exophiala; Mold; Peritonitis; Wangiella dermatitidis

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; FLUCONAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; ITRACONAZOLE; VANCOMYCIN;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTEROIDES; CASE REPORT; CATHETER; CONTINUOUS AMBULATORY PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; DEVICE REMOVAL; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EXOPHIALA; FUNGAL CONTAMINATION; FUNGUS CULTURE; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; KIDNEY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MYCOSIS; PATHOGENESIS; PERITONITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BACTEROIDES; EXOPHIALA; EXOPHIALA DERMATITIDIS; FUNGI;

EID: 0042026496     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-0691.2003.00569.x     Document Type: Article

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