Peritonitis caused by Aspergillus sydowii in a patient undergoing continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis

Journal of Infection

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2005, Pages

  Chiu, Yen Ling ^a   Liaw, Shwu Jen ^b   Wu, Vin Cent ^a   Hsueh, Po Ren ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Aspergillus sydowii; Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis; Peritonitis

Indexed keywords

CEFAZOLIN; CEFTAZIDIME; ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; RIBOSOME RNA; RIFAMPICIN;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS SYDOWII; CASE REPORT; CATHETER INFECTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTINUOUS AMBULATORY PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; FUNGAL GENETICS; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KIDNEY FAILURE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PERITONITIS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TUBERCULOUS PERITONITIS;

ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS; DNA, FUNGAL; FEMALE; GENES, RRNA; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS, CONTINUOUS AMBULATORY; PERITONITIS; RNA, RIBOSOMAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 27644477450     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2004.12.008     Document Type: Article

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