Nystatin prophylaxis for fungal peritonitis: To be or not to be?

Peritoneal Dialysis International

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 511-513

  Lye, Wai Choong ^a  

^a MOUNT ELIZABETH MEDICAL CENTRE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; FLUCONAZOLE; KETOCONAZOLE; NYSTATIN; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BACTERIAL PERITONITIS; CANDIDA; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; DATA ANALYSIS; DRUG EXPOSURE; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NOTE; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; PERITONITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; CANDIDIASIS; MICROBIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CANDIDIASIS; HUMANS; NYSTATIN; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; PERITONITIS;

EID: 38449120952     PISSN: 08968608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/089686080702700506     Document Type: Note

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