A successfully treated case of peritonitis due to Fusarium dimerum

Journal of Infection

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 86-88

  Gaur, Soma ^a   Rajgopal, Anupama ^b   Ashbee, Ruth ^c  

^a ROYAL GWENT HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b HUDDERSFIELD ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^c LEEDS TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fungal; Infection; Peritoneal dialysis

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN; AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; CASPOFUNGIN; FLUCYTOSINE; GENTAMICIN; ITRACONAZOLE; VANCOMYCIN; VORICONAZOLE; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT;

ABDOMINAL CRAMP; ABDOMINAL TENDERNESS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATHETER REMOVAL; CATHETERIZATION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CONTINUOUS AMBULATORY PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; DIALYSATE; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG SENSITIVITY; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EFFLUENT; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; FUSARIUM; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; PERITONITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; CATHETER-RELATED INFECTIONS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOSES; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS;

ADULT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CATHETER-RELATED INFECTIONS; FUSARIUM; HUMANS; MALE; MYCOSES; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; PERITONITIS;

EID: 77953808005     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2010.03.020     Document Type: Article

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