Fatal peritonitis due to Trichoderma sp. in a patient undergoing continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis

Mycoses

Volumn 46, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 71-73

  Eşel, Duygu ^a   Koc A N ^a   Utas C ^a   Karaca, N ^b   Bozdemir, N ^a  

^a ERCIYES UNIVERSITY MEDICAL FACULTY   (Turkey)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis; Peritonitis; Trichoderma

Indexed keywords

ITRACONAZOLE;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATHETER; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FATALITY; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; PATIENT CARE; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; PERITONITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRICHODERMA;

ADULT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MALE; MYCOSES; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS, CONTINUOUS AMBULATORY; PERITONITIS; TRICHODERMA;

FUNGI; TRICHODERMA;

EID: 0345269992     PISSN: 09337407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0507.2003.00814.x     Document Type: Article

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