Peritoneal mucormycosis in a patient on CAPD [3]

Peritoneal Dialysis International

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 216-217

  Nayak, Shobhana ^a   Satish, R ^a   Gokulnath, ^a   Savio, J ^a   Rajalakshmi, T ^a  

^a ST JOHN'S NATIONAL ACADEMY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; CEFTAZIDIME; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS FLUID; VANCOMYCIN;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; CASE REPORT; CATHETER REMOVAL; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; CONTINUOUS AMBULATORY PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG RESPONSE; EFFLUENT; FIBROSING SCLEROSING PERITONITIS; FIBROSIS; FUNGAL PERITONITIS; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS GROWTH; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INFLAMMATORY INFILTRATE; LETTER; MALE; MUCOR; MUCORMYCOSIS; NEPHROSCLEROSIS; PERITONEAL BIOPSY; PERITONITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE; RHIZOPUS;

EID: 34249049157     PISSN: 08968608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/089686080702700225     Document Type: Letter

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