Aspergillus peritonitis in a lupus patient on chronic peritoneal dialysis

Rheumatology International

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 762-764

  Schattner, Ami ^a   Kagan, Alexander ^b   Zimhony, Oren ^b  

^a ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Aspergillus infections; CAPD; Complications Peritonitis; Fungal; Infections; SLE

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ERYTHROPOIETIN; FAMOTIDINE; FOLIC ACID; LEVOTHYROXINE SODIUM; PREDNISONE; VERAPAMIL; WARFARIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTINUOUS AMBULATORY PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; LONG TERM CARE; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; PERITONITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; MIDDLE AGED; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS, CONTINUOUS AMBULATORY; PERITONITIS;

EID: 33646592541     PISSN: 01728172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00296-005-0053-8     Document Type: Article

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