Mupirocin once weekly reduces the incidence of catheter exit-site infection in peritoneal dialysis patients [1]

Peritoneal Dialysis International

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 91-92

  Al Hilali, N A ^a   Ninan, V T ^a   Al Humoud, H A ^a   Nampoory, M R N ^a   Johny, K V ^a  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTROBAN OINTMENT; PSEUDOMONIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL PERITONITIS; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CATHETER INFECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTINUOUS AMBULATORY PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; CORYNEBACTERIUM DIPHTHERIAE; DRUG EFFICACY; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RISK; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 15044357410     PISSN: 08968608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/089686080502500117     Document Type: Letter

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