Prevention of fungal peritonitis with nystatin prophylaxis in patients receiving CAPD

Peritoneal Dialysis International

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 531-536

  Wong, Ping Nam ^a   Lo, Kin Yee ^a   Tong, Gensy M W ^a   Chan, Shuk Fan ^a   Lo, Man Wai ^a   Mak, Siu Ka ^a   Wong, Andrew K M ^a  

^a KWONG WAH HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Fungal peritonitis; Nystatin; Prophylaxis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFALEXIN; CEFAZOLIN; GENTAMICIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; NETILMICIN; NYSTATIN; OFLOXACIN; VANCOMYCIN; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL PERITONITIS; CANDIDA; CATHETER INFECTION; CONTINUOUS AMBULATORY PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PERITONEAL CATHETER; PERITONITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRICHOSPORON; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; CANDIDIASIS; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CANDIDIASIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NYSTATIN; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS, CONTINUOUS AMBULATORY; PERITONITIS;

EID: 38449112166     PISSN: 08968608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/089686080702700512     Document Type: Article

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