First reported case of dialysis-related peritonitis due to Escherichia vulneris

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 44, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 4283-4284

  Senanayake, Sanjaya N ^a   Jadeer, Assad ^a   Talaulikar, Girish S ^a   Roy, Jhumur ^a  

^a CANBERRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CEFAZOLIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; GENTAMICIN; HYDROXYUREA; VANCOMYCIN;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; CONTINUOUS AMBULATORY PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; COUGHING; ESCHERICHIA VULNERIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MYELOPROLIFERATIVE DISORDER; NAUSEA; PERITONITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VOMITING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ESCHERICHIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS, CONTINUOUS AMBULATORY; PERITONITIS;

ANIMALIA; ESCHERICHIA VULNERIS;

EID: 33750963096     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.01315-06     Document Type: Article

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