Fungal peritonitis in patients on peritoneal dialysis: Twenty five years of experience in a teaching hospital in Argentina

Revista Argentina de Microbiologia

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 213-217

  Predari, S C ^a   De Paulis, A N ^a   Veron D ^a   Zucchini, A ^a   Santoianni, J E ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES MÉDICAS ALFREDO LANARI   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Candida albicans; Candida spp.; Causative microorganisms; Fungal peritonitis; Peritoneal dialysis; Peritonitis rates

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; CHLORAMPHENICOL; FLUCONAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; KETOCONAZOLE;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL PERITONITIS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CATHETER REMOVAL; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIALYSATE LEVEL; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FUNGAL PERITONITIS; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; GIEMSA STAIN; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; PERITONITIS; PREVALENCE; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

ADULT; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ARGENTINA; ASCOMYCOTA; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CANDIDIASIS; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; CROSS INFECTION; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOSES; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS, CONTINUOUS AMBULATORY; PERITONITIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUPERINFECTION;

EID: 42949111998     PISSN: 03257541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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