Ochroconis gallopava peritonitis in a cardiac transplant patient on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis

Transplant Infectious Disease

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 455-458

  Wong, J S J ^a   Schousboe, M I ^a   Metcalf, S S L ^b   Endre, Z H ^b,c   Hegarty, J M ^b   Maze, M J ^b   Keith, E R ^a   Seaward, L M ^a   Podmore, R G ^a  

^a CANTERBURY HEALTH LABORATORIES   (New Zealand)

^b CHRISTCHURCH HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

CAPD; Cardiac transplant; Ochroconis gallopava; Peritonitis

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; CASPOFUNGIN; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUCYTOSINE; ITRACONAZOLE; POSACONAZOLE; VORICONAZOLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATHETER INFECTION; CONTINUOUS AMBULATORY PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; DIALYSATE; EFFLUENT; FUNGUS; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; MALE; MYCOSIS; OCHROCONIS GALLOPAVA; PERITONITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE DRUG DOSE;

ASCOMYCOTA; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOSES; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS, CONTINUOUS AMBULATORY; PERITONITIS;

EID: 78650452802     PISSN: 13982273     EISSN: 13993062     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3062.2010.00523.x     Document Type: Article

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