Curvularia geniculata fungal peritonitis: A case report with review of literature

International Urology and Nephrology

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 781-784

  Vachharajani, Tushar J ^a   Zaman, F ^a   Latif, S ^b   Penn, R ^a   Abreo, K D ^a  

^a Louisiana State University School of Medicine Shreveport   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Curvularia geniculata; Fungal infection; Peritoneal dialysis; Peritonitis

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; FLUCONAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; ITRACONAZOLE; KETOCONAZOLE; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATHETER INFECTION; CURVULARIA; DEVICE REMOVAL; FEVER; FUNGUS CULTURE; HEMODIALYSIS; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY FAILURE; MALE; MYCOSIS; NAUSEA; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; PERITONITIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SEIZURE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VOMITING;

ASCITIC FLUID; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; PERITONITIS;

EID: 31144445017     PISSN: 03011623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11255-004-0628-4     Document Type: Article

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