Peritonitis caused by chryseobacterium meningosepticum in a patient undergoing continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 102, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 270-272

  Wu, Vin Cent ^a   Tsai, Tun Jun ^a   Wang, Robert ^a   Hsueh, Po Ren ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Catheter; Flavobacterium; Indwelling; Peritoneal dialysis, continuous ambulatory; Peritonitis; Random amplified polymorphic DNA technique

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE DERIVATIVE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZTREONAM; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CEFAZOLIN; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTIZOXIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; PEFLOXACIN; PIPERACILLIN; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; ASCITES; BACTERIAL PERITONITIS; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CASE REPORT; CHRYSEOBACTERIUM; CONTINUOUS AMBULATORY PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; KIDNEY FAILURE; PERITONEAL CATHETER; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA;

CATHETERS, INDWELLING; FEMALE; FLAVOBACTERIUM; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS, CONTINUOUS AMBULATORY; PERITONITIS;

EID: 0042914528     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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