Ultrasonography in the management of exit site infections in peritoneal dialysis patients

Nephrology

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 348-352

  Kwan, Tze Hoi ^a   Tong, Matthew K A Hang ^a   Siu, Yui Pong ^a   Leung, Kay Tai ^a   Luk, Sau Har ^a   Cheung, Yu Keung ^a  

^a TUEN MUN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis; Infection; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTINUOUS AMBULATORY PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEMODIALYSIS PATIENT; HUMAN; INFECTION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS, CONTINUOUS AMBULATORY;

EID: 12244271494     PISSN: 13205358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1797.2004.00331.x     Document Type: Article

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