Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis-related peritonitis caused by Streptococcus bovis

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 424-426

  Wong, S S Y ^a   Woo, P C Y ^a   Ho, P L ^a   Wang, T K F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFAZOLIN; TOBRAMYCIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL FLORA; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE; CONTINUOUS AMBULATORY PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HUMAN; INTESTINE FLORA; PERITONITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS BOVIS; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS, CONTINUOUS AMBULATORY; PERITONITIS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS BOVIS;

EID: 0042160093     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-003-0951-1     Document Type: Article

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