Exit-site infections by non-diphtheria corynebacteria in CAPD

Peritoneal Dialysis International

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 454-459

  Schiffl, Helmut ^a   Mücke, Claudia ^a   Lang, Susanne M ^b  

^a KfH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Corynebacteria; Exit site infection

Indexed keywords

CEFALEXIN; CEFALOTIN; CEFAMANDOLE; CEFOTAXIME; CEFOXITIN; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFUROXIME; CEPHALOSPORIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; GENTAMICIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ACTINOMYCETALES; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CATHETER INFECTION; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CONTINUOUS AMBULATORY PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORYNEBACTERIUM; CORYNEBACTERIUM JEIKEIUM; CORYNEBACTERIUM STRIATUM; DEVICE REMOVAL; EMPIRICISM; FEMALE; GRAM STAINING; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROBIAL MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 7444226929     PISSN: 08968608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/089686080402400510     Document Type: Article

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