Citrobacter braakii, an unusual organism as cause of acute peritonitis in PD patients

Peritoneal Dialysis International

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 405-406

  Carlini, A ^a   Mattei, R ^a   Mazzotta, L ^a   Lucarotti, I ^a   Pioli, R ^a   Bartelloni, A ^a   Antonelli, A ^a  

^a CAMPO DI MARTE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFOTAXIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; TOBRAMYCIN;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CASE REPORT; CITROBACTER; CITROBACTER BRAAKII; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTINUOUS AMBULATORY PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; LETTER; MALE; NONHUMAN; PERITONITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 23744495064     PISSN: 08968608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/089686080502500417     Document Type: Letter

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