Fungal peritonitis caused by Bipolaris spicifera

Medical Mycology

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 529-531

  Bava, Amadeo Javier ^a   Fayad, A ^a   Cespedes C ^a   Sandoval, M ^a  

^a Anchorena Hospital   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Bipolaris spicifera; CAPD; Dematiaceous fungi; Fungal peritonitis

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; CEFTAZIDIME; FLUCONAZOLE;

AGAR MEDIUM; ANAMNESIS; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM EXAMINATION; BIPOLARIS SPICEFERA; CASE REPORT; CELL COUNT; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; CONTINUOUS AMBULATORY PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; DIALYSATE; FEMALE; FUNGAL EXAMINATION; FUNGUS; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; HEMOLYTIC UREMIC SYNDROME; HUMAN; MICROSCOPY; PERITONEAL CATHETER; PERITONITIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSEUDOMONAS;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ASCOMYCOTA; CATHETERIZATION; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FLUCONAZOLE; HUMANS; MYCOSES; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS, CONTINUOUS AMBULATORY; PERITONITIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BIPOLARIS; BIPOLARIS SPICIFERA; CORYNEBACTERINEAE; FUNGI; PSEUDOMONAS;

EID: 0346655398     PISSN: 13693786     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13693780310001610065     Document Type: Article

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