A randomized prospective comparison of oral levofloxacin plus intraperitoneal (IP) vancomycin and IP netromycin plus IP vancomycin as primary treatment of peritonitis complicating CAPD

Peritoneal Dialysis International

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 371-375

  Cheng, Ignatius K P ^a,g   Fang, Guo Xing ^a   Chau, Pak Yin ^a   Chan, Tak Mou ^a   Tong, Kwok Lung ^b   Wong, Andrew K M ^c   Li, Chun Sang ^d   Lo, Wai Kei ^e   Cheung, King On ^f   Kumana, Cyrus R ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^c KWONG WAH HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^d QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^e TUNG WAH HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^f Caritas Medical Centre Hong Kong   (Hong Kong)

^g Central Building ^*  (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Levofloxacin; Netromycin; Peritonitis; Vancomycin

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; LEVOFLOXACIN; NETILMICIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL PERITONITIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTINUOUS AMBULATORY PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HUMAN; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PERITONITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 7844231680     PISSN: 08968608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/089686089801800404     Document Type: Article

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