Peritonitis remains the major clinical complication of peritoneal dialysis: The London, UK, peritonitis audit 2002-2003

Peritoneal Dialysis International

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 297-302

  Davenport, Andrew ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Audit; Icodextrin; Infection; Peritonitis

Indexed keywords

CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CIPROFLOXACIN; GENTAMICIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL PERITONITIS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CATHETER REMOVAL; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CONTINUOUS AMBULATORY PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS; RECURRENT INFECTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 67649385791     PISSN: 08968608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/089686080902900314     Document Type: Article

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