The changing face of peritonitis

Peritoneal Dialysis International

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 413-415

  Szeto, Cheuk Chun ^a   Chow, Kai Ming ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFAZOLIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; METICILLIN; PSEUDOMONIC ACID; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; RIFAMPICIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTERIAL PERITONITIS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; EDITORIAL; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RISK; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PATIENT CARE; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS; TREATMENT FAILURE; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 7444266850     PISSN: 08968608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/089686080402400502     Document Type: Editorial

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