Fungal peritonitis at a tertiary care community teaching hospital: Epidemiology, treatments, and outcome over a 3 year timespan

Mycoses

Volumn 47, Issue 5-6, 2004, Pages 200-202

  Almoujahed, M O ^a   Riederer, K ^a   Baran Jr , J ^a  

^a ST JOHN HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Candida; Candidosis; Peritoneal dialysis; Peritonitis

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; FLUCONAZOLE; TRIAZOLE;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; DEVICE INFECTION; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HUMAN; MALE; MYCOSIS; PERITONEAL CAVITY; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; PERITONITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CANDIDIASIS; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS, CONTINUOUS AMBULATORY; PERITONITIS; PROGNOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIAZOLES;

CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; FUNGI;

EID: 3142590472     PISSN: 09337407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0507.2004.00978.x     Document Type: Article

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