Candida parapsilosis peritonitis complicated with infected pancreatic pseudocysts in a peritoneal dialysis patient: A challenge for nephrologists

Clinical Nephrology

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 461-463

  Liang, C C ^a   Fang, J T ^a   Chen, K H ^a   Hung, C C ^a   Hwang, T L ^a   Huang, J Y ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Candida parapsilosis; Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD); Pancreatic pseudocyst; Peritonitis

Indexed keywords

CEFTRIAXONE; CIPROFLOXACIN; FLUCONAZOLE; IMIPENEM; METRONIDAZOLE; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL PERITONITIS; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CANDIDIASIS; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONTINUOUS AMBULATORY PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; KIDNEY FAILURE; MALE; PANCREAS PSEUDOCYST; PERITONITIS;

EID: 44949215845     PISSN: 03010430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5414/CNP69461     Document Type: Article

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