Dialysis-associated peritonitis in children

Pediatric Nephrology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 425-440

  Chadha, Vimal ^a   Schaefer, Franz S ^b   Warady, Bradley A ^c,d  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^c CHILDREN S MERCY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Children; Infection; Peritoneal dialysis; Peritonitis

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMINOGLYCOSIDE; AMPHOTERICIN B; AMPICILLIN; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; AZTREONAM; CEFAZOLIN; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFUROXIME; CILASTATIN PLUS IMIPENEM; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUCYTOSINE; GENTAMICIN; HEPARIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; METRONIDAZOLE; NETILMICIN; PENICILLIN G; PIPERACILLIN; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; RIFAMPICIN; SULTAMICILLIN; TEICOPLANIN; TOBRAMYCIN; UNINDEXED DRUG; VANCOMYCIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADJUVANT THERAPY; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CATHETER INFECTION; CATHETER REMOVAL; CATHETERIZATION; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; DISEASE SEVERITY; FUNGUS; GASTROSTOMY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LOADING DRUG DOSE; LOW DRUG DOSE; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATHOGENESIS; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; PERITONITIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT RESPONSE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; CONTINUOUS AMBULATORY PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; KIDNEY FAILURE; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; RECURRENT DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CATHETER-RELATED INFECTIONS; CHILD; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS, CONTINUOUS AMBULATORY; PERITONITIS; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77950364640     PISSN: 0931041X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00467-008-1113-6     Document Type: Review

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